Michelle Berman Marchildon > Quotes

“If you want to be filled up with something new, you must unpack your bags and clean out your closets.”
― Michelle Marchildon, Finding More on the Mat: How I Grew Better, Wiser and Stronger through Yoga

“Grace is, in many ways, reflective of the attitude we bring to the mat. It is the difference between a yoga practice that leaves you radically transformed, and an exercise class. It’s the difference between feeling full of hope and potential, and feeling like a schmuck.”
― Michelle Marchildon, Finding More onthe Mat: How I grew better, wiser and stronge through Yoga

“What if we didn’t have to become an expert at life? What if we were always meant to be beginners?”
― Michelle Marchildon, Finding More on the Mat: How I Grew Better, Wiser and Stronger through Yoga

“Even in youth, we know more than we think we do. We just lack the experience to pay attention.”
― Michelle Marchildon, Finding More on the Mat: How I Grew Better, Wiser and Stronger through Yoga

“You may think you are on a charted course, but in fact, you are constantly travelling to new territory. In the biggest picture, we are matter on a planet hurtling a million miles an hour through space. So relax and enjoy the ride.”
― Michelle Marchildon, Finding More on the Mat: How I Grew Better, Wiser and Stronger through Yoga

“one day on my mat, struggling for the millionth time to touch my toes, I gave up. I kind of said, “To hell with it.” And that’s when it happened. The tension in my body released and I lowered down another six inches toward the floor. I got so excited I almost pulled a hamstring. All the years I had been practicing yoga I thought what I needed to touch my toes and to get better in general was more effort. But in fact, I needed more Grace. Grace”
― Michelle Marchildon, Finding More onthe Mat: How I grew better, wiser and stronge through Yoga

“I realize that wherever I am, I arrived. Lessons from the Mat How to Know if You are Not a Yogi (yet)  You think your practice is better than the person next to you.   You think you rpractice is worse than the person next to you.   Your clothes are super cute, but you are kind of mean.   You make the finger Mudra of connecting Pointer to Thumb Man on every pose. Meanwhile your back is killing you.   You are still whining over stupid shit. Come on, really? Is it ever going to end?   You see what’s wrong with everything, and everyone.   And lastly, if you think you are a yogi, then you may not be. But if you think are never going to learn it all, then you probably are a yogi. Welcome to the path!”
― Michelle Marchildon, Finding More on the Mat: How I Grew Better, Wiser and Stronger through Yoga