01/05/2026
I see you.
I’ve been there.
And I still have to keep reminding myself all the time what a lie it is.
I remember the first time I ever heard someone say,
“Oh [NAME] is so good at yoga!!”
Like… what does that even mean?
What makes someone “good” at yoga?
What your mind automatically goes to in response are things such as how flexible, strong, or good at balancing someone is. Or maybe how many “advanced” postures they can do. Potentially how long they’ve been practicing, how many retreats they’ve been on, or how many views their flows get online.
My mind tells me, in that self critical tone, that I’m not strong or fit enough anymore. That I’m no longer thin enough, or not attractive enough, to be successful at teaching yoga.
Which is all obviously rubbish, because yoga isn’t something you can be “good” or “bad” at,
because YOGA 👏 ISN’T 👏 PERFORMANCE!
If you can do things such as:
- take time out of your hectic life to pause and reflect on how you’re feeling
- set an intention to meet yourself in an asana practice where you’re at, without force, without comparison
- practice the values of patience, reflection, responsiveness > reactivity OFF the mat as well as on it
Then they are the things I care about.
If you have a body, and you can observe your thoughts and breathing,
✨ then you are good enough to do yoga ✨
