What's Your Mud?

anxiety awareness yoga May 09, 2018

Got Mud?

We’ve all got mud.

And each person's mud is unique.

And takes different forms.

How deep are you in your mud? 2 feet deep? 1 foot deep?

Maybe 1 foot is out and you have no idea how to get the other foot out.

Maybe you still have 1 big toe dangling in the mud that you just can't seem to pull out.

Maybe you want to make the climb out but something is keeping you stuck in the mud.

Thing is, the journey is worth the effort......it’s the mud that ends up helping us awaken more to our life.

Mud can suck!

I not only had both feet in, but it felt like I was neck deep in mud after my dad passed away. It was this event that catapulted me deep into the muddy mess.

It's also the event that has made me who I am today.

When I think back to all those years of having anxiety attacks on a daily basis, it makes me realize what an incredible journey it has been.

When I was going through it, it didn't feel that way. It felt like I couldn't breathe......like I was never ever going to feel like myself again, let alone feel good again.

Then I found Yoga.

When I had a moment to breathe between the anxiety attacks, I did some research on what would help anxiety.

First thing that I saw was Yoga.

I got the courage up enough to attend a class.

At the end of class when we were lying down in the final pose which is called Savasana or Corpse Pose, I realized for the first time in years that I actually felt calm.

And I didn't realize it way back then, but what yoga did was it took me out of my head and brought me into my body.

In your head is where anxiety lives.

Bringing awareness to your inner body and to your breath is where peacefulness lives.

Why?

Because you can't focus on two things at once.

When your attention is on feeling your torso expanding on your inhale, and then contracting back down on the exhale, you can't think a thought.

When you create space between your thoughts, the mind quiets down.

And guess what that means?

Anxiety and stress relief!

I just created a free course:

5 Days of Yoga - a mini test-drive into Yoga.

It's free.

I invite you to give it a try.

Learn more about it here.

Yoga is not a religion. It's a tool to help you become more aware of what's truly important.

Your Life.

And when you become more aware of your life, you can truly become more aware of what's making your suffer, how to suffer less, and eventually, pull both feet out of the mud!

namaste,

gina