James Rafael Yoga

Double down on your practice. Not to navel gaze or bury your head in the sand, but to anchor, to resource, and to shape what skilful action looks like to support a humanity that seems to be crumbling 🤍

What I teach now is shaped as much by years of quiet self-practice as it is by all the studies and trainings I took.
We tend to think as students of yoga and as teachers that we need more knowledge, more tips, more tricks.
While that’s helpful and technique is important, it only carries you so far.
Eventually you have to take a leap of faith and start trusting in yourself, your own embodied wisdom, your own awareness; and share from that space.
We talk about authenticity a lot these days, but it’s hard to be authentic when there’s so much noise, so much conflicting opinion, so much antagonism.
Quietly coming back to self-practice is a deep refuge, a source of great stability and peace.

You’re not stiff because your body hates you. You are stiff because your body is an incredibly efficient organism that is trying to help you survive the modern world ➡️

Your workouts should not make you more stiff. Muscle shouldn’t cost you movement.
There are efficient ways to lift weights that increase your flexibility, range, and control - without costing you strength.
Comment ‘mobility’ if you’re curious for tips how

Inward reflection informs skilful action. The peaceful can inform the fierce. Stillness informs movement.
If you fancy learning more in my upcoming online workshop, comment “forest” below 🌳

What benefits did I miss? (Incidentally, I think both the physical AND philosophical aspects of yoga can benefit weight lifting).