Listen to them

~ natasha devalia

This morning at practice (still at Yoga Thailand) I overheard one of the teachers say, “If you listen to them, they’ll listen to you.”

The woman on the mat next to mine jokingly complained that her feet don’t listen: her toes refuse to spread, arches won’t lift, and when she wants her heels to move, it’s the balls of her feet that respond.

My present child-occupied state of mind immediately took the yoga teacher’s advice and turned it into parenting advice.

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Published by natasha devalia

Author Poetry and Art books: ‘Tears and Grape Seeds’ 2025, ‘one touch of the rope’, 2024 and ‘Unseen Veins’, 2023 Zambian of South Asian descent, living in Thailand. I write poetry, perform, and I’m currently an MFA (painting) student. The themes of my art whether expressed through movement, poetry, painting or as interdisciplinary forms include identity, belonging, mental health and family life.

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