"Tiny steps, but every day a step. And that’s what you can only learn to believe through experience. This is what the last 30 days taught me"
Nadia: After finishing the course, what are you most proud of?
Margot: In the beginning I was very sceptical of the 1 minute being enough to form a habit and even in the first two weeks I was still sensing that hesitance of “am I doing enough?” “is this going to impact me for change?”, and now I’m a total convert into the idea. Tiny steps but every day a step. And that’s what you can only learn to believe through experience. This is what the last 30 days taught me – consistent steps of forming my yoga habit.
Nadia: Did you feel resistance to practicing yoga on any days?
Margot: Yeah for sure, there were so many days that I was resistant, and sometimes I really just did the bare minimum. But it always felt good to align what you say you’re going to do and what you actually do. Doing it consistently showed me I was succeeding – it was encouragement.
Looking at the bigger picture of all the moments, rather than just one day, was helpful. There were days that I missed my morning cue and it would be a nagging thing all day, and I found that I would come back to the practice later. As soon as I sat down on my mat, the nagging would cease and I got to have my moment. You feel the shift even just from sitting on the mat shortly.
"Things are very different when you act them out or if they’re just an idea in your head. There is so much that happens on the path getting from A to B"
Nadia: In what ways did these last 30 days change you?
Margot: The change is not anything like I expected. I now know the magic of at least a tiny step taken everyday. That is progress. And to feel like you’re progressing is something very positive to hold on to. It reaffirmed that yoga is something I want to have as a consistent part of my life. It changed what I believe what I’m capable of.
Nadia: Have you always had this mindset to change?
Margot: No! There were so many things in my life that I started, like arts and crafts or anything, that I didn’t finish.. The biggest change is the belief in myself that I can apply this to other aspects in my life, the concept of small steps everyday. Now I’ve seen the power of it and it changes what I feel I’m capable of doing. I have a framework that I know works. And it changes the way I think of myself, it’s very affirming of my yoga practice the fact that I do it everyday. Things are very different when you act them out or if they’re just an idea in your head. There is so much that happens on the path getting from A to B.
"There was a day in week 2 where I was having a terrible day and I did my practice, and it just completely shifted my mental landscape.. The gift of yoga itself kept me going."
Nadia: What made you keep going on days of resistance?
Margot: Honestly, hearing your confidence in the method kept me going in moments of doubt. But also the gift of yoga itself kept me going. It has the ability to totally turn my day around. There was a day in week 2 where I was having a terrible day and I did my practice, and it just completely shifted my mental landscape.
Nadia: What’s your plan now that you've finished the 30 days?
Margot: My intention is still to stay consistent, even now that the parameters of the course are gone. I’ve rekindled my passion for yoga and connected with the why. I plan on continuing as I have been. The course made me realise the things I can do to fall more in love with yoga, like reading a yoga book or reconnecting with my teacher and his yoga material.