Lilias, Yoga, & Me

It was the late 70s & I was 6 years old when yoga came into my life through a PBS show (and its companion book) called Lilias, Yoga, & You. Lilias was one of my original Taliswomen.

I’ve never been good at anything physical — my body’s always felt like a cage in which I’m imprisoned for a crime I don’t remember committing. But I liked how Lilias called yoga “practice.” There was no drive to win a trophy or make it onto a team, no one screaming at you for not being good enough.

In her book, Lilias suggested thinking of negative words like “cancer” & “hate,” then observing how you feel. Now start over, thinking positive words. “Love.” “Happiness.” I was stunned to find what a difference I felt. How did she do that? Was it magic? In a way, I guess it was.