Deanne, one of lululemon’s founders and the VP of Women’s Product, attended the Baron Baptiste Immersion in Colorado last week. She was moved to share her experience with us.
day 1
Day one is really integration with the environment, my body in the environment and a full body clearing. What I mean by that is the mind, and therefore my body, was full of stuff and because I have chosen to write this I will declare what the ‘stuff’ was. The stuff, for me, is all the conversations I have with myself about not being good enough, not being smart enough or “I should be here” or “I should look better.” It is a realization of the stories that I am having with myself at every moment I can. My ego loves it.
day 2
I entertained that I could give up these stories and take on gratitude, appreciation and compassion. But day two was really about saying it, not being with it.
day 3
It hit me in the side of the head. I finished meditation and my first words out of my mouth (to my amazing partner) were “I did a terrible job in meditation today.” She laughed and said, “how is your compassion and gratitude for yourself today?” I got really clear about how I beat myself up every day and I am never quite enough. The cost is the people around me get the same treatment. I thought I was allowed to be hard on myself as long as I did not do the same to the people around me. What I learned is my ego does not have such a smart filter and ‘not enough’ finds its way into all aspects of my life.
The best part is …three days of Baptiste yoga was perfect and everything I needed.
Thanks Baron and all of the Baptiste team.
Namaste,
Deanne
P.S. I am going to make a mini yoga mat so that I can always be reminded that the work of yoga is taking the practice off the mat.
want more?
- read Brandyn's experience from the same immersion
- alexis reflects on the Baron Baptiste Foundation Workshop
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