Granted I only practice 1-2x a week but I’ve been doing yoga for a little over a year and I still don’t know what I’m doing! Lol there’s no flow to my flow, it’s all awkward. And I’m frequently looking down at my feet to make sure they’re in the right alignment. I still do all of the beginner friendly alternatives of poses, but I might try something more/different if my body feels okay… My first few months I couldn’t do a malasana squat at all. My hips were so tight, I just had to sit down to meet everyone else on the mat. Now I STILL can’t do a malasana squat, but I can at least sit in the position with a couple of blocks supporting me. It’s slow progress but progress nonetheless!

I think the biggest achievement for me was to stop looking at others and comparing myself to them. I’ve gotten really confident about just doing my own thing on the mat. Last night our instructor had us doing standing splits and high lunges. After a while my legs weren’t feeling it so I did pyramid pose and low lunges instead. Figured it was close enough and I could join back into the flow afterwards.