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Dr. Amy Rein 7 Steps to Freedom From Anxiety Intro
Some times the messages meant to pick is up end up leaving us feeling a little down. Trust your intuition, if someone’s good advice feels bad, it’s probably not the right advice for you. My friend Sean shares his take on this.
Sean Haleen
5 February 2018 at 16:52 · Belvedere, CA, United States ·
I made a brief list of phrases/sentiments many Yoga teachers use that I believe need to be re-worded, reconsidered, or removed completely because they're unhelpful, tone-deaf, or out of touch with reality.
1: "The only thing standing in your way, is yourself" This is a blatant disregard of the systemic and repressive structures that marginalized people such as those of color, queer, etc., face every day.
2: "Only do what you love" or "Let what you love, be what you do." This is an option only for people privileged enough to have the financial means to choose what they love over the responsibility of what they have to do to make ends meet. It also negates the reality that most of life is not doing things we love and the value and lessons inside those moments.
3: "If a (person, feeling, experience) is negative, ignore it or push it away." The very real negative forces both internal and external will never be resolved or evolved if our response is ignoring them or believing they're not important. In fact, one could argue this is the antithesis of Yoga itself where we're encouraged not to tune out but tune in to all forces in life.
4: "There are more important things than money." Again, this is a sentiment only relevant for people not living pay cheque to pay cheque, staying up at night worrying how they'll provide for their children. Only people with money can say there are more important things than money.
The message of Yoga is often mocked for its myopic focus and reach to only those of a certain, privileged experience in life (think those who've fulfilled Maslows Hierarchy of needs). While I agree that these messages with context can be helpful and empowering, we must also remember that our teachings must be compassionate to the reality that many of our fellow human beings exist in- even if the phrase sounds really nice in our heads.
I made a brief list of phrases/sentiments many Yoga teachers use that I believe need to be re-worded, reconsidered, or removed completely because they're unhelpful, tone-deaf, or out of touch with reality.
1: "The only thing standing in your way, is yourself" This is a blatant disregard of the systemic and repressive structures that marginalized people such as those of color, queer, etc., face every day.
2: "Only do what you love" or "Let what you love, be what you do." This is an option only for people privileged enough to have the financial means to choose what they love over the responsibility of what they have to do to make ends meet. It also negates the reality that most of life is not doing things we love and the value and lessons inside those moments.
3: "If a (person, feeling, experience) is negative, ignore it or push it away." The very real negative forces both internal and external will never be resolved or evolved if our response is ignoring them or believing they're not important. In fact, one could argue this is the antithesis of Yoga itself where we're encouraged not to tune out but tune in to all forces in life.
4: "There are more important things than money." Again, this is a sentiment only relevant for people not living pay cheque to pay cheque, staying up at night worrying how they'll provide for their children. Only people with money can say there are more important things than money.
The message of Yoga is often mocked for its myopic focus and reach to only those of a certain, privileged experience in life (think those who've fulfilled Maslows Hierarchy of needs). While I agree that these messages with context can be helpful and empowering, we must also remember that our teachings must be compassionate to the reality that many of our fellow human beings exist in- even if the phrase sounds really nice in our heads.
Worth a listen if you need some inspiration for a true life change !
Hicham Bennir
12 June 2016 at 05:58 ·
Easier said than done. If you need help letting go call me, I can help.
Pema Chodron
15 May 2016 at 20:10 ·
Giving and gratitude...two words to live by.
iinspire
31 January 2016 at 15:48 ·
You can get past financial scarcity now and become rich in an instant if you understand this lesson.
"I finally realized there's something inside of us more than our limits, especially around this thing called money that I had let terrorize me for all these years... Do it and I promise you it will change your life" - Tony Robbins
