Bodyvine Yoga Studio News

Open your Heart to Love

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire Universe, deserve your love and affection." --Buddha

Valentine’s Day is often associated with romantic love, but there are many kinds of love we can celebrate: love for our parents, sister, brother, friends or a pet, but most importantly love for ourselves. This is usually the one that is most neglected, yet the quality of your relationship with you and yourself is paramount, for all your other relationships are based on it.

If you listen closely to your thoughts, often you are criticizing yourself for something, judging your thoughts or actions, or being unforgiving of your ‘flaws’. Do you practice self love or do you override your own needs, run yourself ragged, dismiss your own thoughts, or not honour your own feelings? We offer unconditional love to others, give them compassion, understanding, respect, support and forgiveness, but do we do this for ourselves?

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