You can’t reach what’s in front of you until you let go of what’s behind you

Letting go takes courage, it takes faith, it takes trusting in something that we often only see glimpses of. In the translation by Sri Swami Satchidananda from the Yoga Sutras (Sutra 1.29)  “From this practice, all the obstacles disappear and simultaneously dawns knowledge of the inner self.” During yoga, consciously moving towards ‘letting go’ creates space for becoming more engaged and connected with our inner wisdom and truth. We are no longer held back by limiting beliefs, repetitive thoughts and desires for our practice to look a certain way. We transcend limitations of the mind and body and step into a deeper knowing. And even though doing so can be difficult, it is only when we ‘let go’ that the real yoga begins.