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Yoga Teachers | Perfectionism Isn’t God’s Plan for You

22 May 2026 · 0 min

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In this reflective segment, the speaker shares how her background in dance cultivated a habit of perfectionism, which she now recognizes as misaligned with her spiritual beliefs. She explains that, according to her faith, God does not desire perfection but rather a pursuit of excellence, which includes extending grace to oneself. She describes how she integrates this insight into her yoga practice by pausing, breathing, and allowing herself to simply be, using meditation and stillness as tools for self‑compassion.

A lot of times what I've realized too, what I've learned in these moments of reflection and meditation is how much dance taught me to be a perfectionist. But that's not what God has for me. God does not want me to be a perfectionist. He wants me to reach for excellence, which means I need to give myself grace. And so in those moments, giving myself grace and going, it's okay, you're okay. Just take a moment, breathe, you know, and just be still. And yeah, so that's kind of how I've taken it into my practice.