Why I don't care if you're flexible

Let’s get this out of the way: I truly, deeply, wholeheartedly do not care if you can touch your toes.

You read that right. If you show up to yoga class and all you can manage is a stiff forward fold and a shaky Warrior II, I’m already impressed. Because yoga is not a flexibility contest. It’s a practice of showing up—for yourself, in whatever shape you’re in that day.

Even Yoga Teachers are Yoga Students!

Yoga Is for Every Body (Yes, Even Yours)

Somewhere along the way, “being good at yoga” became synonymous with being able to wrap yourself into a human pretzel. But here’s the truth: flexibility is not the goal. Presence is.

You don’t need to be flexible to start yoga. In fact, you do yoga to become more flexible—in your body, yes, but also in your mind, your breath, and your approach to life.

What I Do Care About

• I care if you breathe.

• I care if you notice what’s happening within you.

• I care if you meet yourself with compassion—even if your hamstrings are screaming and your brain won’t shut up.

• I care that you showed up—not just to yoga class, but to yourself.

Progress in yoga isn’t measured by how close your nose gets to your knees. It’s measured by how often you come back to your mat, especially on the days when you feel like you’re “bad at yoga.”

TL;DR: You Don’t Need to Be Flexible to Do Yoga

• Yoga is about presence, not performance

• You don’t need to be bendy to begin

• All bodies are yoga bodies

• Your worth is not measured in inches of stretch

No pressure. No pretzels. Just a practice that meets you exactly where you are.