Awakening The Warrior Within with Virabhadrasana Warrior Pose
Virabhadrasana - the Sanskrit rolls off your tongue like a whispered promise to yourself. Warrior Pose. But when was the last time you truly felt like a warrior, beautiful soul?
Awakening the Warrior Within: Where Your Dreams Meet Your Destiny
Close your eyes for a moment. Feel your feet rooting into the earth beneath you. As you settle into Warrior, what whispers rise from your heart?
Do you feel her stirring - that fierce, radiant woman who lives deep within you? The one who had dreams so big they scared you? Or do you feel only the weight of expectation, the ache of years spent dimming your light?
My yoga class often ask me, "How do I find my way back to who I really am? How do I take this feeling of strength and carry it into my messy, complicated life?"
The answer lives in this very pose. In the trembling of your thighs as you hold your ground. In the fire that builds in your belly as you remember what it feels like to claim space in this world.
Your Inner Warrior Knows Which Battles Matter
Life has a way of wearing us thin, doesn't it? Difficult people who drain our energy. Situations that make us question our worth. Dreams deferred until "someday" becomes never.
But here's what I know to be true: You were born with an inner compass that knows exactly which battles deserve your precious energy - and which ones will only leave you empty.
Warrior Pose teaches us the sacred art of discernment. She shows us how to stand strong without hardening our hearts. How to be fierce without losing our softness. How to fight for what matters while releasing what no longer serves.
Building Your Arsenal of Grace
This isn't about becoming harder. It's about becoming more authentically, unapologetically YOU.
As you deepen into your practice, you'll discover your unique weapons of transformation: Your voice, when you've been silent too long. Your boundaries, when you've been giving too much. Your dreams, when you've forgotten they matter.
Your body is building physical strength, yes - but your spirit is remembering how to show up fully in your own life.
The Wisdom of Sacred Surrender
And here's the beautiful paradox: Sometimes the most courageous thing a warrior can do is lay down her sword.
Not every battle will end in victory. There will be moments when you realize you were defending the wrong things, when pride kept you from love, when you fought so hard you forgot what you were fighting for.
Warrior Pose holds space for these tender truths too. She teaches you that true strength includes the grace to say "I was wrong" and the wisdom to forgive - especially yourself.
Your Journey Back to You
Each time you step into this pose, you're stepping back into your power. You're remembering that the woman who once had wild dreams and unshakeable faith - she's still here. She's been waiting.
So breathe, beautiful warrior. Let your practice be a love letter to the woman you're becoming and a celebration of the woman you've always been.
Your dreams are calling. And you - magnificent, fierce, tender you - are finally ready to answer.
The mat is where you remember. Life is where you live it.
Essential Oils to Use with Warrior Pose
“Warrior Essential Oil Blend is an empowering blend of frankincense, lemon and cedarwood. Like the pose, this blend builds strength, courage, and wisdom from within. The three oils vitalise the Crown, Solar Plexus and Sacral Chakras.
Frankincense (Boswellia Carterii) was a gift given to Jesus by the Three Wise Men and is collected from the resin of the Boswellia Carterii Tree. This tree grows and thrives in the desolate conditions of Somalia and Pakistan. It has meditative qualities that calm and ground, enhance spiritual wisdom and help reduce anxiety. Perfect for protection.
Cedarwood (cedrus atlantica) is obtained by steam inhalation of the cedarwood. Known for strengthening community, promoting focus and willpower. A powerful tonic for the body to get the chi flowing!
Lemon Oil (citrus limoum) is extracted from the rind of lemon fruit and stimulates the mind, clears confusion, negative emotions, and irritating behaviour. Lemon uplifts the spirits bringing clarity and a tonic to the respiratory system.
All combined to give us the confidence of a Warrior.”
Sharen Turner, Secret Scent Aromatherapy