Tension plus tension equals more tension. Which us fine, if we get a bigger release. But what about tension that just accumulates? That's what sucks. When we endure tension without the payoff. Or the payoff isn't worth the amount of tension we endured. At that point, we must get real with our big, bad selves and stop the tension. Because at some point, we need to get out of that abusive situation, whether its at work, a partner , or even with an aspect if our selves.
Here's where I get to go all yoga teacher on you. When you feel neck and shoulder tension in a yoga pose, in all my years of practicing and teaching, not once have I seen someone hold a pose long enough for that tension to release. So if you aren't willing to go all the way with yourselves and bring yourself to the finish line (do I really need to spell it out?), then you must stop the tension. That means- stop the tension. Which means change something. In the case of yoga, change your position so you don't feel tension in that already tension laden area. Go off the page and find a placement for your head, arm, whatever, that doesn't aggravate your area of irritation. I don't care if your yoga teacher doesn't know what to do with you (i mean, how dare you do something other than what I'm telling you to do), you are the one that has to live in your body, not them. And btw- this also goes the other way- a teacher can suggest approach for you to try, hoping to help you find something that might help, and you choose to stick with what you know. Either way, it's on you, so commit to seeing yourself as an experiment and figure out what really works for you, whether it aligns with the current trends or not. That's yoga. Alignment with your Self.
And the more in alignment with your Self you are, the less tension you will have. So who you gonna call? Ghostbusters? or your Self? And that's the end of this discourse on higher math.
:)
Here's where I get to go all yoga teacher on you. When you feel neck and shoulder tension in a yoga pose, in all my years of practicing and teaching, not once have I seen someone hold a pose long enough for that tension to release. So if you aren't willing to go all the way with yourselves and bring yourself to the finish line (do I really need to spell it out?), then you must stop the tension. That means- stop the tension. Which means change something. In the case of yoga, change your position so you don't feel tension in that already tension laden area. Go off the page and find a placement for your head, arm, whatever, that doesn't aggravate your area of irritation. I don't care if your yoga teacher doesn't know what to do with you (i mean, how dare you do something other than what I'm telling you to do), you are the one that has to live in your body, not them. And btw- this also goes the other way- a teacher can suggest approach for you to try, hoping to help you find something that might help, and you choose to stick with what you know. Either way, it's on you, so commit to seeing yourself as an experiment and figure out what really works for you, whether it aligns with the current trends or not. That's yoga. Alignment with your Self.
And the more in alignment with your Self you are, the less tension you will have. So who you gonna call? Ghostbusters? or your Self? And that's the end of this discourse on higher math.
:)
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