The yoga camp daily posts are getting a bit short, but also dragging on a little, so I decided to try to speed it up. I wanted to spend this week and combine three days into one post. As you may have observed, the daily yoga camp posts vary in length depending on how that day has impacted me and what not. So hopefully you have enjoyed these posts!
Today’s mantra was I am worthy. What a huge one. There were many ways to modify the mantra like I am worthy of something. So I took it two ways: I am worthy and I am worthy of forgiveness. The first, I am worthy, is pretty explanatory. But it makes such a huge difference to spend twenty-thirty minutes thinking about it and repeating it to yourself. If I could recommend any yoga video for the mantra (not necessarily the yoga) I would recommend this one. Or to just take 20-30 minutes and stretch, but to think consistently I am worthy. It makes such a big difference in your self confidence, but also how you feel about yourself immediately after. I felt much better, it’s almost like looking into the mirror and telling your reflection “I am worthy of love”. That would be an interesting follow up to this post. The second mantra just came to me out of the blue, I am worthy of forgiveness. It isn’t anything that inspired it at all, but it just seemed to resonate with me. When I do something bad or feel guilty about something, it’s hard for me to forgive myself. It’s usually easier for someone to forgive me, but it’s tremendously hard for me to forgive myself for my mistakes. So it was one of the mantras that I took off the mat and pushed in my brain to reflect on. I make mistakes, and because of that, I am still worthy of forgiveness, even more so from myself. There is, at the end of the day, only me. I live with myself the most and that relationship is the most important to me.
Today’s mantra was I believe. I believe in myself. That mantra was the only one that I could think of (besides having a song that begins with I believe in miracles stuck in my head the entire thirty minutes). But it’s so important and it resonates with yesterday’s practice I am worthy. But I realized that a lot of anxiety and stress can resonate from not believing in myself, my worth, my potential, my beauty, my strength. So I believe in myself. If everything falls away I want that to remain as a foundation: I believe in myself. I believe I can handle obstacles. I believe I am beautiful and worthy to be around. I believe I am strong and have the potential to do things. Even if these mantras and days of yoga do not end up changing my mindset immediately, the process, ideas, and changes have begun. I also intend on returning back to this 30 day yoga camp and mantra every so often throughout the year to continue that change and modify it, to see where I am.
Today’s Mantra is I surround myself. I surround myself with positivity. That is the mantra I decided to choose. I think I can be quite a negative thinker, always thinking of the worst outcome and having a hard time to be positive. So hopefully this mantra will help me have and maintain a more positive, carefree attitude. I want to surround myself with positive energy so that I can learn and try to be more positive too.