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When Physical Limitations in Yoga Create Ongoing Shame and Comparison

I've been practicing yoga for fifteen years but I still can't sit in lotus pose and I'm embarrassed to go to classes where everyone looks more flexible than me. My practice has become about avoiding shame.

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The gap between idealized practice and bodily reality can transform a path of acceptance into a source of persistent self-judgment.

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