The feminine life force energy is considered the creative force in yoga philosophy, the energy that brings all things into physical form.

This energy is radiant and powerful, it is active and creative as well as receptive and nurturing. 

However, I wasn't told this over two decades agony when I first started my yoga journey. I  learnt my own way of what felt right in the yoga space,  and what didn't after many years of practice and experiencing different teachers. 

Although most participants in yoga were women, many of the classes were strong physical classes, that felt quite competitive and performative at times.

It often seemed that we needed to be more, do more, be more flexible, and stay longer and longer in strengthening poses. 

It just didn't feel right to practice in the way I was being told to, so instead I decided to listen within, to what felt right to me. 

Through experimentation and observation, I came up with the way to practice that resonated with m...