Parvati Magazine December 2013 - Remembrance | Page 8
YOGA
BEING PRESENT
On The Mat
YOGA
I
t can be difficult not to
think about the past.
Every day we see quotes
posted on social media,
in the books we read, and
even in graffiti about letting go of the past and
focusing on the now. Yet,
I am guilty of living in the
past.
I have been practicing
yoga for over six years,
reading self-help articles
and books about living in
the present even longer,
and I still glamorize my
past at an unhealthy level. I’m not proud of this,
but I have celebrated
the fact that through my
yoga practice I am more
aware of how this affects me and those who
are close to me. Through
yoga, meditation, and
counseling I recently have
been exploring issues from
my past in an effort to reveal how they are affecting my current state. It’s a
frightening and at times
painful journey, but one
that I know is incredibly
important for my healing.
I had a very difficult childhood. I was raised by a
single parent who was
not ready for the responsibilities of taking care
of a child. She was overwhelmed by her own past
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