Being and Becoming: A Practice of Presence

In class this month, we’re tuning into a theme that’s both simple and huge: what it means to be exactly where we are — and also in motion.

Yoga invites us to notice that we’re always shifting. Breath rises and falls. Moods come and go. One moment you feel steady; the next, you’re wobbling. None of it is wrong. It’s just life happening, in real time.

We often think transformation needs to be big and dramatic — a leap, a breakthrough, a “new you.” But more often, it’s subtle. It’s unclenching your jaw. It’s choosing rest instead of pushing through. It’s softening your inner voice when it starts getting critical.

That’s what being and becoming means to me. Not two separate things. Just one, continuous spiral of showing up, shifting, and evolving — all while still being completely enough, exactly as you are.

When we practice from this place — letting breath guide us, paying attention to sensation, following instinct — we’re not trying to perfect anything. We’re building relationship. With ourselves. With the people around us. With the world we move through.

And that ripples out in ways we may never fully see.

So this month’s invitation is simple:Keep returning. To your breath. To your body. To this moment.Let how you feel shape how you move.

You don’t have to be fully healed or endlessly expansive. You just have to be here.

Because you’re not a problem to solve.You’re not a project to finish.You’re a living rhythm.A constant unfolding.A practice of being — and becoming.