It seemed like a contradiction, until she explained. When we push and push, and push still yet harder, without giving a slight breather through backing off, we can only go so far. But when we allow ourselves to pull back from the stretch and try again, the body will go further into the desired pose.
My mind ticked over the relevance of her instruction to the rest of my life. If I was to back off, pull back, rest, not all the way, but some of the way in the process of pushing forwards, perhaps I could get further than if I was to keep my foot slammed down on the gas pedal with no let up.
It’s helpful to remember that we can actually go further and achieve more, if we allow ourselves a mini-respite from achieving the goal in hand, just by backing off from it for a little while.
Effort, in its right place, yields results. As does backing off. In the ‘backing off’ moment, you can re-strategise, see things from a different perspective, access more of your creativity, widen your vision. Or maybe just rest and rejuvenate before you run the final stretch.
Vania
09 Jun 2015 12:22 pmSo true! Pushing through just causes more stress and tiredness.
I’m definitely going to do some backing off this week – in fact, putting it in my diary!!!
Sahera Chohan
09 Jun 2015 12:24 pmGreat Vania! Let me know how it goes, to give yourself time to ‘back off’ x