This is why we practice yoga. To remember our true nature - joy, bliss consciousness, sat cit ananda. After 20+ years of yoga, meditation, and other dwelling in the spiritual realms, I know this to be true even if I don’t feel it all the time. At first, I remember feeling so stuck in the mood of the moment. When feeling down I couldn’t imagine ever feeling joyous again. I looped in the harmful stories of the mind, of self doubt and criticism. Now, after many years of yoga practice, I see it, those challenging thoughts and feelings. I don’t love it, but I know this will change. I know it is temporary, I allow the little glimmers of joy in when they appear, I move a little slower I meditate a little more, I pause and observe. Having been here many times before I know that tears and laughter are closer than I once thought, maybe even moments apart.