We find it hard to get on the mat because we are so used to a teacher telling us what to do we are not empowered to take it into our own hands.

Furthermore, we think a home practice needs to have the variety, length, and depth of a class and fall into a pit of despair and feelings of inadequacy.

We might have been doing yoga for 1 year or 9 years and don’t have the confidence to put together a sequence of poses, let alone something as comprehensive as what we have done in class.

Let me tell you a right now… your expectations are wrong and you are going wrong and there is another way.

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Just aim for a little excitement about what you are going to practice so that in the first place you feel inspired to get on the mat practice.

What you practice can be very simple poses, it can be challenging poses, it can be anything, but first and foremost you must be interested and engaged mentally in what you are about to do.

So we have to find excitement. We have to get excited! We have to be interested, this is not hard but is a step not to be missed.

Set aside some time to get inspired, get some ideas, get excited about something you want to explore in your practice.

We have to find our curiosity.

Recall a class you did and choose a couple of poses you want to explore again.
Look at some books with pictures of asana as select a few that you are curious to attempt
Review notes on a workshop you did to find something of interest you want to revisit.

Approaching the mat with a curious, interesting, explorative mind will get you on the mat easier.

Just start with 3 poses and let the curiosity of your mind explore and discover. Be interested!