I’ve done more yoga this year than ever before, and I love both the movement and the insights I get on the mat.

So often something a yoga teacher says will strike a chord.

My most recent a-ha moment was about conscious flexibility - actively choosing when to stretch and when not to.

It linked so clearly for me into our personal boundaries.

Lots of us can stretch, accommodate, adjust.

We can hang out in our flexibility. It can become part of who we are.

We can extend ourselves but hurt ourselves in the process.

We can push ourselves beyond our limits trying to keep up with others.

Sometimes its good to stretch - we don’t want to turn into statues.

Sometimes it’s not - we don’t want to snap.

The trick is to find a balance of give and take, offer and ask, stretch and hold strong - and to keep making adjustments as things change.

To know and respect our own boundaries, but not get trapped within them.

Yoga is teaching me to recognise where my edges are and how to stretch them gently and consciously.

To acknowledge and sit with discomfort but step away from pain.

To listen to what’s right for my body, do what’s right for me, and stop when needed.

And to keep learning and growing.

How’s your flexibility?

Where do you want to stretch?

And where do you want to stay within your edges?

Wishing you all a week of conscious flexibility,