If you are among those who believe Christmas is the most magical time of year you probably aren't going to read this post anyway, but I so wish you would. Perhaps more people would have increased compassion for those who don't celebrate Christmas and find those of us who do slightly obnoxious and insensitive in our merriment.
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Cooler weather brings more mats in the yoga space, more mats bring more students, more students bring more distraction. My natural set point of having an overly active/wandering mind has been in overdrive. Even for me. Thus, even the holding of Warrior 2, a pose I see at nearly every yoga practice, feels unbearable. I twitch, move around, try counterposes sorta hoping no one else notices my fidgeting, desperately wanting to get out of the pain that resides in my body.
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I love this image! The more I delve deep into the world of introversion vs extroversion, the more sense this makes to me. I have been taught to believe through messages in school, in media, and professional conferences (I will explain later) and seemingly everywhere I turn this: extroversion is the standard to which we all should aspire.Often confused with being shy or socially awkward, which indeed I may be at times, introversion is much more about the process to which one processes thoughts and ideas and the world around us.
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