Opening to Grace

Michael (our beloved yoga instructor) is doing a wonderful job with word choices and when to employ them.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE when Michael chooses to say "Open to grace."  It makes all the difference when an asana is getting particularly challenging.  It makes me pause and remember to be good to myself, to be open hearted and to be accepting of my own goodness.  You'd think of all things a person could  accept him/herself, but I think sometimes that's the hardest thing to do.  Perhaps that's why they call it "yoga practice."