It's hard to go easy

Learning to love doing the least

Photo by Sage Friedman on Unsplash.

A while back, a friend of mine told me about a 6am Ashtanga yoga class she used to attend. Ashtanga is (normally) a very vigorous and challenging practice. At this early morning session, she was often one of only two students. The other would lie down on her mat, wrap herself in blankets, and weep quietly for 90 minute…