Yoga is a ‘practice’. Some people are naturally flexible, some not so much. Some days all of us are more flexible than other days. You do not have to be flexible to do yoga. All you have to do is allow yourself to experience the movement (gentle or challenging) and the breath. It doesn’t matter how well you do, or if you can touch your toes. What does matter is that you enjoy each moment in some way. Your yoga practice is about finding the balance between strength and mobility. Your ‘flexibility’ or ‘range of motion’ will naturally improve with patience.

Meditation is also a practice of observing. You don’t have to clear your mind completely. All you need to do is hold still, observe, listen, breathe and enjoy. Research proves that even if you don’t like it, even if you think you can’t do it and even if you think you’re doing it wrong the attempt itself to try meditation creates beneficial changes in your body and mind at a cellular level. You are making a difference just by trying!