No, I’m not talking about the movie Frozen. But I am talking about yoga and everyday things that are holding you back in your life.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a few conversations with students and teachers alike, and they all seem to be going through some kind of personal change. They are finding themselves, realizing just how amazing they really are, taking on new challenges to help them grow, but most of all deepening their practice. I have a new student in one of my classes, wonderful woman who decided to take up yoga to supplement her running program during the colder months. She enjoyed her first class and noticed an immediate change in her running workout, which enticed her to come back for more. By the time she got to her third class, she was crying during savasana and allowing herself an emotional release that she didn’t realize she desperately needed.

I encountered a similar situation with another relatively new student in another class. I got to talk to her during class for a bit and she said that in previous classes she had started to cry towards the end too.

I’ve felt this way myself during my own practice. You have these emotions running deep inside you that you need to get out, but you don’t know where they are coming from and why you feel that way, or maybe even how you feel. It just happens. Yoga has this amazing way of ripping you open, leaving you completely exposed and empty so that you can heal yourself, rebuild all the good parts of you, and leave you fuller and stronger than you ever thought possible. It has been such a blessing finding my place in the world and helping others find their path.

Today, take some time for yourself and just let everything go, even if its just for a few minutes. No distractions, no plans, no needs or desires, just you. Sit and soak in the silence, relish the peace and quiet, open up your heart to anything that is trying to make its way in that will benefit you, and let go of anything that is no longer serving you. You will be amazed at the results.