Superwomen or women.. who are we?
Well, the word WOMAN is so heavy and powerful in itself that calling her a “superwoman” sounds so redundant.
But what makes us one, ever thought about it?
Ofcourse it’s not just the “women Horlicks” (wink)
We all have our own drums of struggles and sacks of battles to deal with on a daily basis.
These struggles are there for all of us.
Being a mother, a daughter, a wife, a professional, a home maker and to cap it all a woman, be it in the house or outside the house; we all face these struggles in some or the other ways and come out of it everyday with flying colours that too without a visible cape.
But what defines us?
Brooded over it for long, n then my inner me (the inside Neha) nudged me saying hey, u r a woman too.. ask yourself!!
Hence after a lot of contemplation, brainstorming and interviewing a few women friends.. i realised that there is not one answer to it as its a very subjective and a neverending topic.
For some its her beauty that defines her, her curves that define her.
For some a woman is a creator, a destroyer and a nurturer.
But one thing was very clear that our ilk is definitely not defined by our relations and roles that we have in others’ lives.
And not by her eyeliner,make up or high heels that she wears, not by her bossoms, or by her vitals or by her biological stamp that she can bear a child either.
For me; my courage, strength, confidence, my fire, my passion, my laughter, my love, my shenanigans, my madness, my spirit, my values, my scars, my struggles and battles, my nature, my wisdom; these are the attributes that define the true woman in me.
My inner Goddess of these attributes makes me a Woman.
That brings me to the idiom “woman of substance”
They say its a thing of honour to be branded as a “woman of substance” albeit i truely endorse that as per the true definition of it, we all are downright one in our own
Beautiful ways.
We all have a strong character, consistent in some or the other ways,
A Woman has more to her than meets the eye and has a variety of interests outside also than within her home and family.
She is interesting to get to know; she possesses a depth of personality and character.
Ladies, i am saying it all, so that next time when you look into the mirror, you should feel these attributes within that defines you as a complete beautiful woman.
When you step out of your house, imagine yourself into a
“PORTRAIT MODE”
The world should be a bokeh and you should be that sharp object in the limelight of a Digital camera sprinkling your magic of being a woman; a Strong star studded woman; a Super Woman.
Not saying or feeling this all so vehemently just beacuse i am one of them too, but also because the world i am in, has a deep rooted belief that our family roles and relations define our existence in the world and they make us believe that other than this, we are nothing.
To depict the true woman, i thought of showcasing her with the help of my passion; a yoga pose.
Winged Goddess of victory pose!!
Utakta konasana
Victory Goddess pose
Victory squat pose
Fierce angled pose
Just a thought of this pose fills me up with a huge bag of positive energy.
Imagine the feel of the pose that has such powerful words in its name “Victory” and “Goddess”. This is the pose that personifies victory and unfurls the strength within.
With this pose we harness the forces of the whole universe whilst unfurling our inner intrinsic strength and connecting with our inner inborn goddess of the strong feminine strength within.
Winged goddess of victory, freedom, strength, power, creativity and all that good that you can think of.
Striking this pose, especially the way i have shown here, my arms are the goddess’s wings.
All these 8 arms together as wings bestow;
-strength,
-positivity,
-power,
-courage,
-wisdom,
-freedom,
-tranquility, and
-confidence upon our inner and outer self taking us to our ultimate victory.
Conversantly speaking, in a yoga practice and tradition whilst practising, we are not just conventionally moulding ourselves like a contortionist but we are uniting and connecting with our inner self too.
Parenthetically speaking,
“Its not just about asanas but about unified consciousness and godessness of these attributes that we all achieve and experience naturally by degrees.
Many of us, even i sumtimes become performance oriented, when it comes to asanas or any kind of workouts or learnings.
But whats the point of striking the best handstand or backbend or having a strong abdominal muscles or a strong back?
After cracking it all as well, i am still a person full of fears, anger, restlessness and negativity.
In yoga, We yoke, which means unite with our natural state of consciousness and get rid of all these negative attributes of ours.
Now a days, yoga is less of a thing that i am doing but more of a cleansing and self awareness process that i am engaging in.
Here, the highest level we can attain is communion with the ground of this consciousness, such that there is no longer anything to yoke or unite.
In this asana, by aligning your deep breaths with your body and mind , you can find the real empowerment of all the inbuilt positive attributes that we disregard at times.
FYI: This asana has tremendous benefits for the body and mind both and one of its energetic benefit prepares the body for childbirth by creating more room in the pelvis as this asana stretches your groin, hips and chest whilst strengthening your core and quadriceps as well.
Being a women is my superpower what’s yours?!
