Re: returning to practice after a long absence...

All you say is true, but have compassion my friend-when Depression sets in, no amount of commonsense logic makes any difference only HEART.

Inother words I'll bet she already knows all you said -especially if she taught yoga, the point is she feels lost -it isn't the lack of agility, or just the weight, it is the feeling of being depressed-literally the energetic system has contracted.

Tenderness and understanding of the condition and the hurt, not instructions in picking oneself up...

I'd guess you've never experienced depression-it's not about logic-unfortunately
If it were only so manageable!

Sorry but there was something mechanical sounding I intuited-and the wandering mind comment...doesn't sound very connected to the condition or feelings.
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