19/08/2026
Sitting in the sunshine today, I came across something that made me smile. According to an old yogic legend, Shiva is said to have taught his wife Parvati 8.4 million asanas to reveal the secrets of yoga. 8.4 million! For a moment, I thought about how tiny a fraction of those I actually knowβ¦ and then I read that Parvati apparently fell asleep while Shiva was teaching them all. π
Whether or not we take the story literally (and it is, of course, mythology), I love the little reminder hidden within it.
Sometimes having too many possibilities can become overwhelming. We can feel there is so much to learn, so much we don't know, or that everyone else somehow knows more than we do. And before we know it, that becomes the very thing that stops us from beginning.
Yoga doesn't ask us to know 8.4 million poses. We don't even need to know one before we turn up.
We simply start where we are.
One breath. One movement. One moment of awareness.
And perhaps that's true beyond the yoga mat too. We don't need to know the whole path before taking the first step. πΏ
So if you've ever looked at yoga and thought, "I wouldn't know what I'm doing," please don't let that stop you. Come as you are and I'll guide you through the rest.
And with four more Sundays left in our Park Yoga season, there are still four more opportunities to give it a go. π
Sunday, 9.30β10.30am
Hillworth Park, Devizes
Free, friendly and open to everyone. ππΏ
Martina
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P.S. And just to show that I practise what I preachβ¦ last week I gave something new a go too. πΉπ