Letting Go of Your Darlings
This was previously featured on YogaAnonymous now Wanderlust. My writing teacher in college would often quote Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner by encouraging us to "let go of [our] darlings," dispense with the words that we were holding onto selfishly that had already outgrown their purpose. This wonderful expression has stuck with me even up till now in my practice. By 'darlings', I refer to the asanas we love to do. Don’t get me wrong - there’s nothing bad about having