I'm too old for yoga.
I'm too inflexible for yoga.
I'm too overweight for yoga.
I'm too [fill in the blank] for yoga.
Need a little inspiration to get you off your ass?
Watch the video. It will only take 4:55 minutes of your time, Even if this video doesn't inspire you to give yoga a try, it can give you hope that just about anything you think might be unattainable in your life is possible if you just believe in yourself.
You might have already seen this video. It's got over five million hits and is the personal yoga journey of Arthur Boorman, who for 15 years of his life was a disabled veteran of the Gulf War. He received his injuries as a paratrooper and was told by doctors that he would never walk on his own again without assistance.
For a while, Arthur gave up and turned to food to console him, bringing his weight up to 297 pounds.
Arthur happened to catch a video of former pro-wrestler Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) and decided to give DDP's brand of yoga a try. He reached out to DDP as well and received personal encouragement from him while he went on his yoga journey.
Don't give up, keep going, and know that anything is possible.
How many times do we all face personal challenges like this? They might not be as extreme as Arthur's situation, but we all have projects that at first seem daunting. But if taken in small steps, with patience and a lot of self-love, eventually we can accomplish what initially seemed impossible.
Arthur fell many times, but he got back up. He continued to tell himself that "just because I can't do it today doesn't mean I can't do it someday." Over the course of one year, Arthur Boorman lost a total of 140 pounds, and more importantly, he was able to prove the doctors wrong. He is walking, practicing yoga, running, and sprinting without any assistance.
Never underestimate what you can accomplish when you believe in yourself.
Source and Credit : https://dailydownwarddog.com/2012/07/never-give-up/