Today, as part of my entrepreneurial training, I listened to a audio about the "energy of money" created by millionaire entrepreneurs Ali Brown (who starred on the last Secret Millionaire show) and Kendall Summerhawk. One of the key points they impressed upon their listeners is that to leap ahead in their financial success, women MUST stop comparing and competing with each other. As Ali says, one can benefit from "modeling" others but avoid comparing and competing. Ali said that her business income skyrocketed the year she stopped comparing and competing with others and focused solely on her business vision.
The same holds true for your yoga practice! I wanted to post a copy of a January 2005 Life Magazine cover (that magazine no longer exits) which showed Desperate Housewives star, Eva Longoria, doing the yoga pigeon pose (which I have not yet tried...) in all her glorious beauty. Alas, I didn't want to risk violating copyright laws so you're stuck with my photo above. But, I do remember watching a Season one episode of Desperate Housewives and being so pleased to see Eva as Gaby Solis going off by herself to do yoga. A true poster woman for doing yoga at home!
Of course, I hope I don't need to remind you that when you do your home yoga practice, don't compare and compete with people like Ms. Longoria. Apart from us both having an Hispanic heritage and being 5'2 and small-boned, no matter how much yoga I do (and I'd first have to turn the clock back 20 years like Benjamin Button), I am not going to morph into Eva just because I do yoga. Do I envy her beauty? Yes, I have to admit that a part of me does. However, I do yoga to feel and look my personal best and that's it. I don't practice it to try to look like Eva or model Tara Stiles who recently published a new yoga book. And, that's the particular benefit of a home practice. No one else is around and so you can focus exclusively on yourself. I love what yoga instructor Rodney Yee says in his book, Moving Toward Balance, .."If you approach your practice with a sense of curiosity, rather than self-judgment or competitiveness, you will not only find it easier to motivate yourself to practice, but you will also be able to be more present during the times when you do practice.
Yours for not competing or comparing yourself with anyone else when you practice yoga,
Laura Venecia Rodriguez
Eh, not bad, Yoga can make your body stronger. I read a strange piece of news about the Yoga several days ago.
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