I invite you to draw your attention to your eyes. Draw your attention to what you see, to where you look. Above all else, I invite you to notice how you see things. This attention to what we see and how we see it is an ancient yogic practice called "Drishti." Use this practice to turn your mind from distraction to direction.
There is a ton of excitement around bending forwards to touch your toes and stretch your hamstrings. Many times throughout the week, I hear people talk about why they don’t do yoga. One common response is, “I can’t touch my toes.” Stretching your hamstrings has incredible benefits for your mobility, hips, and back health and I recommend to practice them often. At the same time, forward bending isn’t what it’s all about. What about bending backwards?
The New Year brings a new sense of motivation, commitment, and vitality to change our routines, change our environment, change ourselves. Commitment to change is powerful and one of the first steps to transformation. “No settling time time, I am conquering my goals!” At the same time, it is also important to remember one of the many yoga sutras in yogic philosophy: Santosha.
