asana is not the goal.

Asana is not the goal of yoga, I promise it's not. Anyone new to yoga, or anyone with an Instagram account may not realize this, but it's true. Don't get me wrong, I fucking love asana practice. When I'm teaching or even just on my mat as a student I feel strong as hell, powerful, dare I say - invincible? But all of this is beside the point. The purpose of my yoga is to allow myself to observe the space I'm in moment by moment, to not be afraid of the madness in mind, to live in this space without fear of judgement or rejection. Ultimately the goal of my yoga is to not want to blow my brains out of my head every second of every day, and to generate enough awareness to recognize that when I do have these thoughts to not let them consume me. 

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