Journal Prompt: Returning With Kindness

Take a few moments after your practice—or at the end of your day—to reflect and write.

Prompt:

What does consistency feel like in my body when I remove pressure and expectations?

Where in my life am I forcing discipline instead of allowing devotion?

If I trusted my body more deeply, how would my practice—and my pace—change?

Write without editing. Let this be honest, tender, and unfinished if it needs to be.

Pose Pairing: Supported Child’s Pose (Balasana)

Why this pose:

Supported Child’s Pose embodies soft discipline perfectly—it’s a shape of return, rest, and grounding. It reminds us that showing up doesn’t always look like effort. Sometimes it looks like surrender.

How to practice:

• Kneel on your mat and bring your big toes together, knees wide

• Place a bolster, pillow, or folded blankets between your thighs

• Fold forward, resting your torso and forehead on the support

• Allow the arms to relax—forward for openness or alongside the body for containment

Stay for: 2–5 minutes

Focus on: slow exhales and the gentle rise and fall of the breath in the back body

Affirmation (optional):

I am allowed to arrive softly and still be devoted.

Enjoy this free journal page for your reflection.