Katty

I love the consistency of the flow, no matter who is teaching the class. This consistency allows you to go deep into your practice because you don’t need to focus on what comes next. While there’s an element of that when you’re first starting out, it doesn’t take long to pick up the basic structure of the class and, once you do, you can simply be in your practice. And that is where the magic lies: the more you get to know the flow, the more you get to know yourself.

I mentioned this before, but it really is the authenticity of the people at Krigsman that make it a special place. What you see is very much what you get, and I feel as though the people who come here and stay here, do so for this reason.

Finally, the Krigsman values. For example, we have GOOD ENOUGH written on the studio wall. It’s not a slogan; it’s a deep-seated value that is reinforced in our words and actions. It’s not about nailing the poses; it’s about showing up as you are and being willing to do the work for yourself. It’s your practice and you get what you need from it. The only person with expectations of you is you.

I feel clear, centered, and calm. The inner peace that practicing at Krigsman has brought me is the thing that stands out the most for me.

There’s also valuable insight that I have gained about how I am showing up in my life based on how I am showing up on my mat. And this, for me, is the magic of yoga. I’ve come to my mat and have been able to work through resistance in my life off the mat based on how I was resisting getting in and out of certain poses on the mat. Practicing yoga at Krigsman has given me this clarity because, again, how you show up on your mat is how you show up in your life.

Extending compassion to myself. It links back to placing high expectations on myself and having that internal dialogue that breeds self-doubt and self-criticism. I am my own worst critic. I have come to realize that when you are able of extend yourself some kindness and compassion, only then are you capable of doing the same with other people.

What would I do if I was not afraid? Wow… Everything! I can’t pinpoint one single thing. Most importantly, though, I would stop overthinking and unnecessarily doubting myself.

There are people who haven’t yet walked through Krigsman’s doors because their fear is stopping them. Some fear they don’t have a ‘yoga body’, or that they don’t know the poses. Some fear the heat, or that only the ‘fancy people’ come here. Their fear is getting in the way of experiencing a welcoming, caring community, and the life-changing practice that is yoga. Remember: your fear is full of sh*t.