Love & Asana Blog — Yoga

We're too hard on ourselves. I said it. Crazy high expectations can make it difficult to feel accomplished, happy and fulfilled...all things that play a role in our mental wellness and how we show up in the world. So what do we do? Lower your expectations. I'll say it again. Lower your expectations. Lowering expectations (or letting go of them completely) allows us to take risks and explore without any pressure for a specific outcome. We can be more present, observing with no agenda other than to be in relation with ourselves. This is cultivating awareness. If we're aware of...

It's Q4 - the perfect time to curate yoga tools for noticing your stressors and managing them. We want to support our innate ability to heal, adapt and be resilient - which means allowing the nervous system to flow between sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest & digest) responses. Then you can really show up for your colleagues, clients and yourself from a space of clarity and calm! You can encourage this flow with intentional micro-breaks throughout the day, like my two favorites below. In less than 30 seconds you can soothe your nervous system and tone your Vagus...