{"id":14294,"date":"2018-11-14T22:37:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T14:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theyogamandala.com.sg\/?p=12588"},"modified":"2024-11-04T11:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T03:27:57","slug":"be-proud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theyogamandala.com.sg\/cn\/be-proud\/","title":{"rendered":"BE PROUD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>7th October 2018<\/p>\n<p>BE PROUD<\/p>\n<p>Be proud of your scars and embrace it.<\/p>\n<p>Back when I was in secondary school, I hated the fact that I had scoliosis. I detested the process of creating the braces where I felt so exposed. I hated that I had to wear braces underneath my uniform, underneath my PE attire. I had to buy bigger uniform just to fit the braces. I had to bear with wearing an extra singlet and braces, and tolerate the heat.<\/p>\n<p>I hid it from everyone. Nobody knew.<br \/>\nThere was once when one of my classmates playfully hit my tummy and asked why my stomach was hard. I came up with a feeble excuse and brushed it off.<br \/>\nI soon stopped wearing it.<\/p>\n<p>In class today, we were made to analyse each other\u2019s spines and point out the issues we have with our back. It was not as uncomfortable as I imagined it to be. Then I realized that I have accepted by body for how it is.<br \/>\nThrough yoga, I started to embrace my body for what it is and how it looks. I accepted that this is how it will be and that I have my limitations. I may not be able to twist as much as the student next to me, but that is just how my body is.<br \/>\nI embraced my \u2018scars\u2019 and likewise, I do acknowledge how my body works in wonderful ways to help compensate my scoliosis. <\/p>\n<p>And now, I am proud to say that I have scoliosis. I may not be able to go into the full expression of certain poses, but this is who I am. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Melissa @issa_lem<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7th October 2018 BE PROUD Be proud of your scars and embrace it. Back when I was in secondary school, I hated the fact that I had scoliosis. I detested the process of creating the braces where I felt so exposed. 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