I committed to daily yoga almost 3 weeks ago and I was loving it. In the wee hours of the morning, almost always after meditation, I would find myself doing yoga to start my day off. Today, early in the session the instructor said “side bend with the intention of creating space” which led me down an introspective path about creating space. I found myself solidly in my head and not engaged with the instructor, which is exactly how it is meant to be.

Creating space over the past 3 weeks has felt amazing and as I created the space in my body I realized how uncomfortable I had been. I realized how restricted I had been. I realized how limited I had been. Creating space resulted in almost immediate changes in my body and how I moved it in, walked, ran, danced, slept, everything was different. Everything was better. Creating space in my body was a wildly healthy decision. The only regret that I had about creating this space was that I had not done it for myself earlier.

As I moved from one pose to another I thought about how much yoga was like life. I made a conscious decision to create space with multiple people in my life. It wasn’t until I had created space, made boundaries and held them, that I realized just how uncomfortable I had been. Space is much like silence, when you have it you often get clarity. Creating space with specific people allowed me the ability to separate what was mine and what wasn’t. It was incredibly powerful. The only regret I had about creating this space was that I had not done it for myself earlier.