boredom anyone?

Who likes to be bored? That’s why I think Yin Yoga can be a hard sell sometimes.

We are constantly being sold what is entertaining and distracting and fast-paced so that we DON’T get bored. Trying to convince people to get into a passive Yin Yoga pose, hold still for 5 minutes, and practice relaxing… is not easy. It can seem very boring. Especially in the beginning.

Buy it’s okay to be bored.

If you notice you’re bored, see if you can embrace the boredom. Sit with the boredom.

If you distract yourself by looking at your phone, fidgeting and moving around, you might miss out on the benefits of this beautiful practice.

One of those benefits is cultivating focus.

I read a book called “Deep Work” by Cal Newport. In it he says

Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don’t simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction. Much in the same way that athletes must take care of their bodies outside of their training sessions, you’ll struggle to achieve the deepest levels of concentration if you spend the rest of your time fleeing the slightest hint of boredom.

I know you might already be bored staying home during this quarantine … why not try Yin Yoga and lean into that boredom?

Because the awareness you seek is often on the other side of boredom.