I have never sewed before. My mother sewed a bit when I was young, but I never learned. A few years ago my daughter wanted to learn to sew. Fortunately, the internet exists…. and then we found her a sewing class. After a while she drifted away from it. More recently she became more serious about it, and began making clothes. I thought that maybe I could give it a go, and make some yoga pants. It seemed fairly simple, but there was so much more to it than I originally expected.
I have learned lessons of humility. Lessons of acceptance. Lessons of self-discipline.
These all come into play in yoga philosophy. Many people do not know how much more there is to learn beyond yoga on the mat. That is one of the reasons for the name of my business- On and Off the Yoga Mat. My yoga education has taught me lots about my body. Lessons like how far I can go, how my body feels in certain postures, and when I need to back off a pose. But that is just what I have learned ON the mat. What I have learned OFF the mat is much greater. Those are the lessons that have really changed my life….. and continue to change me.
Beginning to learn to sew is just another way of doing yoga…
Light and love to you all,
Jill
On and Off the Yoga Mat 