Self Worth- The greatest middle finger of all times

Is Yoga possible without truly loving yourself?

One of the most important realisations we can ever have in life is understanding our own self-worth

We’ve grown up in a society that profits out of the lack of our self worth.

Don’t like your body? Buy this Dress. Don’t like your skin, the foundation’s got you covered. Don’t like your sex life? We’ve got the lingerie. Don’t like yourself? Buy the limited edition Hermes bag or drive that damn Bentley.

Too many of us still look to others to create Self Love for ourselves. We are constantly judging ourselves; thinking of our beautiful homes as humble abodes not worthy of hosting our elite friends, thinking of our experienced body as a sagging worn-out roadside bag… the list is endless. This is a problem for two reasons:

1. That other person is viewing you through their own perception, which is built from their personal life story. They aren’t seeing you, they’re projecting what they’ve learned to like and dislike onto you.

2. If you constantly define your value as a person based on what other people tell you, you are destined to live a life of unhappiness, constantly feeling stuck, or lost, or as if something is “missing.”

Seeking your value from someone else is a dead end.

It isn’t easy to completely ignore what people around you are saying. But that can be a good thing! We can pick up clues about how we are — what’s going well, what could use some work — based on how we respond to the people around us.

Yogi Bhajann(The master of Kundalini Yoga) once said:

“If you are willing to look at another person’s behaviour toward you as a reflection of the state of their relationship with themselves rather than a statement about your value as a person, then you will, over a period of time cease to react at all.”

Society is just a conglomerate of the loudest and most persistent opinions, anyway. What we need to know is that an opinion isn’t a law.

Why is Self Love important in Yoga?

A lot of people take up yoga only to get into better shape or to do fancy postures which may look cool on the gram thereby leading to more followers which in turn would increase their self worth.

When you don’t accept who you are and push your physical body to the brink, it leads to injury. Loving yourself enables you to celebrate even the smallest of stretches and bends. You start becoming more confident of your body thereby leading to better balance in your asanas. If you love and accept yourself the way you are, you will see your body opening up and responding to your practice in magical ways. Isn’t it then better to start with loving yourself first.

The feel good gang is waiting for you. Are you ready? Yoga for Self Worth-

Our Yoga Scriptures showed us the way to perfect Self worth and Self love. Some of the points laid down are:

• Start working on your body on a daily basis. Even if it is for 15–20 minutes, make sure you do your asana practice.

• Eat the right food. More importantly eat at the right time.

• Give your body enough rest. Sleep for 7–8 hours.

• Sit in silence for 15 minutes everyday or lie down in Shavasana for a few minutes to relax your mind. Take a break, but don't eat Kit-Kat.

• Hydrate. You’re not a cactus.

If you still feel worthless..well, just go buy that damn lipstick or eat that mouth watering pani puri 🤪