Yoga & Sisterhood

Posted on June 04, 2017 by Shan Maher | 0 Comments

Yoga & sisterhood go together like bananas and peanut butter or red wine and dark chocolate.

When you bring women together, the energy is higher and oh so beautiful. The wonderful thing about this combination is that there are so many unique types of women in this world, the personalities range to all ends of the spectrum.

Together we are more powerful. We are an unstoppable force of nature that has the ability to create and overcome any obstacle big or small.

Together we can take on the world.

So why yoga and sisterhood? Why the combine the two?

Women have not always been so keen on embracing one another's faults and being a supportive shoulder.

It wasn’t until maybe in the last few years where we’ve seen a dramatic and incredible rise in sisterhood and goddess circles. It’s as if the notion of lifting each other up and being supportive is an entirely new concept.

To be fair, it kind of is.

We are often conditioned in school to be jealous of other women and most of the time the comments we make in grade school can be nasty and hurtful.

But this is why the second half of this blog sandwich is so so yummy.

Yoga

If you think about it, yoga brings forth an opportunity to connect with fellow members of your community. It is a practice that not only transforms your body physically but also mentally. It lets you invite others in and forces you to dive into who you really are at the very heart.

It showers you with chance encounters with like-minded souls and people who are going through hardships or basic day to day dramas just as you are.

This is not to say that yoga is just for women. But,I do believe that this practice has offered me personally - along with many others - awesome doors leading to lifelong friendships and wonderful sisterhoods.

These days, you see many yoga workshops and classes geared towards the divine feminine or our sacred shakti energy, which is brilliant.

Introducing women to their own history and energies inside is quite powerful. Teaching women that it is okay to be who they really are and feel all their emotions can be so hard.

Pent up emotions for women are stored so deeply within our hips and heart. We hold on with all our might to past pain because we are often taught that by doing so we become stronger or more normal. This is so far from the truth!

Yoga is the gateway to our heart. Every asana peels back layers that we’ve built up over the years and every breath works through our bodies to help open us ever so softly.

I have cried so many times in half pigeon, I have sobbed in savasana and tumbled to my knees after holding camel for longer than five breaths.

Yoga provides an incredible opening and once you are opened there is no turning back. But if we can’t turn back where do we turn?

To our sisters.

We sit and we share all of the feelings without judgment, without hesitation. Women’s circles and friendships offer us a safe space to continue breaking down the barriers. Our sisters are not only shoulders to cry on but they are also our sponges. They help absorb and feel everything that we feel, offering us different perspectives and solutions to ease our frazzled hearts.

So one last time, why yoga and sisterhood?

Just as in yoga - where we need adjustments and aid while moving our bodies into deeper bends or softer holds - in life, we need this same support, this same cushion and helping hand to assist in guiding us as we navigate through all the wildness of life.

This is the reason why I am so in love with Solosolmovement; the entire brand is founded on the concept of sisterhood and yoga. Trina and Char provide fashion for every woman of every size, every shape and personality from all over the world.

They are inclusive to the needs of every woman and are inspiring us all by showing that by offering support to one another we can truly make a difference in whatever aspect of this life we so desire.

I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to not only work with their brand but also to have them as friends!

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