Of course our yoga practice *is* precious, how would I survive without it! But sometimes our home practice can be *too* precious.

Sometimes we get really particular about where, when, how long, what we need to be wearing, what music needs to be playing, what we need to have (not) eaten or drunk beforehand, where the towel needs to lay, what we do with our hair. You know what I’m talking about.

Sometimes things need to be Just So. And when we need them to be Just So it can limit our ability to be open to new experiences.

Sometimes all this structure just gives us an excuse to not practice at all. Or to spend less time on the mat than our bodies would like. Or to allow ourselves to be bothered by details that aren’t Just So, when we need to breath through it and let it go, just like anything else.

Here’s something to try – practice after eating cold pizza from the night before. Practice jumping on the mat and doing a couple poses in whatever you’re wearing and wherever your mat happens to be. Practice doing some poses, with breathing, on the floor while you watch a movie. Or see what happens to your Sun Salutations when you listen to electronica instead the usual new age music.

Your practice will be fine. In fact you might find out new things about yourself. Let the rules go.