{"id":119421,"date":"2019-02-08T09:38:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=119421\/"},"modified":"2019-02-12T10:06:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T15:06:23","slug":"how-yoga-pushes-boundaries-and-opens-the-door-for-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/it\/journal\/how-yoga-pushes-boundaries-and-opens-the-door-for-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"How Yoga Pushes Boundaries and Opens the Door for Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eight weeks after giving birth to my daughter, I took a restorative yoga class. This was a first for me, as was leaving my new baby to do something purely for myself.<\/p>\n

The room was filled with every prop I\u2019d ever seen and never wanted to use. What was to be my grand re-entry to the fitness world (my nether regions having sustained the miracle of life) was quickly becoming less than I\u2019d hoped.<\/p>\n

I’m typically drawn to fast-paced, high-energy classes. Despite being way outside my comfort zone, I loved the props. They supported my every move, and helped reinvigorate my sense of self at a time when I really needed to feel like more than a sleep-deprived food machine. I bought some yoga balls soon after, and three years later, I\u2019m still using them.<\/p>\n

Merging Mind And Body<\/h3>\n

I knew one of the theories behind yoga was to form a deeper connection between the mind and body, but up until that moment, I\u2019d always approached it as a fitness-only endeavor. Using the props helped me push beyond my comfort zone and started opening the door to richer, more transformative experiences in my practice.<\/p>\n