10/14/2026
ARE WE LOSING THE ABILITY TO BE PATIENT WITH OURSELVES?
Sometimes, I look at what is happening in the world of yoga and nutrition, and I feel deeply saddened.
Yoga teacher training in a weekend.
Become a yoga teacher in two weeks.
As if understanding the human body, the mind, the breath, and the depth of yoga could be mastered in a few days ?
After 28 years of yoga practice, I can tell you that yoga is not something you simply learn.
It is something you live, explore, and continue to discover throughout your life.
You can learn the postures and obtain a certificate, but becoming a good teacher takes years of practice, study, humility, and self-reflection.
It takes time spent with the people you teach, because teaching is not simply about demonstrating postures, it is about understanding people and learning how to guide them with experience, sensitivity, and responsibility.
The same applies to nutrition and health.
Every day, we are bombarded with promises of flat bellies, miracle supplements, and quick remedies for bloating and digestive problems.
Take this pill. Try this trick.
Get results in seven days !!!
But how often do we stop and ask ourselves: Why is this happening in the first place?
Of course, sometimes we need medication or short-term treatment to relieve symptoms.
But relief and understanding are not the same thing.
Our health is influenced by many factors, including our eating habits, stress, sleep, and emotional well-being.
Sometimes, we need to look beyond the food on our plates and pay attention to what is happening in our lives.
Health is not a product you buy.
It is something you learn to understand and nurture.
Yet we seem to live in a world where everything must happen immediately.
We want the flat belly without understanding our bodies, the certificate without years of practice, and the transformation without the process.
We want to skip the journey and arrive at the destination.
But what if the journey is precisely where the real transformation happens?
After more than 25 years of professional experience and 28 years of personal yoga practice, I have come to appreciate something our fast-moving world seems to have forgotten:
There are things that simply cannot be rushed.
Trust takes time.
Wisdom takes time.
Real learning takes time as lasting change requires patience, consistency, and a willingness to understand ourselves.
Perhaps the real question is not how quickly we can fix ourselves, but whether we are still willing to take the time to understand ourselves.
Because true well-being is not a quick fix.
It is a lifelong relationship with ourselves.
Have we become so accustomed to quick fixes that we have forgotten the value of patience, consistency, and truly understanding ourselves?
I’m curious to hear your thoughts.
