What is yoga for me?

These days, I watched a documentary called Who Owns Yoga? a film that doesn’t give answers, but invites reflection. It made me think about why I haven’t started teaching yoga yet, even after completing a teacher training course, studying sports, and teaching other disciplines. I always told myself it was because I didn’t want to, and partly that’s true, but maybe it’s also because I’ve never felt “good enough.”

I’ve always believed that if I do something professionally, I should do it well. I have a strong foundation in the asanas, yet I still can’t complete the full Primary Series of Ashtanga, the one called beginner one. Of course, Ashtanga itself is advanced, but that belief of “not being ready” always held me back.

This documentary made me question that. Yoga helps me in so many ways: physically, mentally, emotionally,... It makes me calmer, more patient, more aware, more strong. And I realized that yoga isn’t about mastering the postures; it’s about connection, balance, self-discovery… Maybe your yoga is meditation, or breathing, or something else. It doesn’t matter how you practice yoga has many forms, and it’s for everyone.

So then I asked myself: if yoga, for me, is a way of life that can help people, and I love helping people, maybe I don’t need to master all the asanas or complete every series. Maybe I can simply share what I know, my experiences, and the things I’ve learned along the way to help others.

By the end of the video, and after a lot of thinking, I felt lighter and more confident. Maybe one day, I will actually teach yoga, not to be the best, but to give my best: my intentions, my knowledge, and the tools that have helped me, so that others can discover what yoga means for them too.

                                       https://youtu.be/LGvkki0tLoU?si=1ReIvNbKyT_YeaW3