Holding onto unnecessary things is much like carrying a grocery bag filled with food that has rocks in it. Way unnecessarily heavy. It can strain and weigh us down.
Yoga and meditation are like a colander that allows what isn’t necessary and useful to pass, holding onto what you want and need.
By the way, the colander does its job naturally. We do not have to force it to strain. Maybe a few jiggles and possibly a slight push to eke out the last bits, but not forced.
Same with yoga and meditation. We do not have to strain for it to do its job.
With our efforts to show up regularly and do the practices, this naturally happens–straining the unnecessary out and holding on to what you need and want.
No strain… to strain.
The Every Day Yogi 