{"id":509,"date":"2020-10-29T02:11:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T02:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattdavisyoga.com\/?p=509"},"modified":"2020-10-29T02:11:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T02:11:18","slug":"yoga-to-ground-yourself-in-your-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattdavisyoga.com\/?p=509","title":{"rendered":"Yoga To Ground Yourself In Your Body"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”22px” custom_padding=”0px|||||”]

I moved to Oakland, California, in 2015, for a relationship that didn\u2019t work out. I\u2019d landed a job to make the move, and that didn\u2019t work out so great, either. I started meditating every day. Then Donald Trump got elected.<\/span>
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I guess you could say that things only got better from there. Although I\u2019m not going to attribute the general improvement to the influence of our President.<\/span>
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One of the best things about meditation is it grounds you in your body. It\u2019s what eventually led me to enjoy yoga, actually. But the daily practice\u2014taking time for yourself every day. That\u2019s what helped me the most. Once I found myself enjoying my own company I also found myself able to enjoy being in a relationship with someone who actually liked me. That was a shift.<\/span>
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I started working out on a daily basis with a colleague of mine, Christian. We\u2019d head to the gym at lunch. We drove ourselves pretty hard. The idea, I think, was that if we had to join some sort of organized rebellion to undermine the fascist empire, we\u2019d be ready. But one of the nice things about that friendship was that we also genuinely wanted the other to do well at something. Christian occasionally still comes to my yoga classes online, as he did last week. His presence is a nice connection to my time in Oakland.<\/span>
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I guess what I\u2019d say is: It\u2019s important, at some point, to play the ball where it lies. You might end up in a trap. You might end up behind a tree. I\u2019m using a golfing metaphor. But at some point? You\u2019ve got to just play that fucker. You can\u2019t keep running away. \u00a0<\/span>
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I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen in the election next week, and honestly, it might be dreadful. But I do know that worrying about it won\u2019t make it go better. It\u2019s always just important to have confidence in yourself. And that starts with taking a deep breath.<\/span>
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Take my free yoga class to ground yourself in your body, here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
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MD<\/span>
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\u00a0🙏<\/span><\/p>\n

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P.P.S. I’ve decided I’m gonna put\u00a0pictures of nice dogs on here every week because I like them. My wife and I call these types of dog “Roger” even though they’re French Bulldogs. And we’d really like a Roger. That is all.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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