Ego vs. yoga

"If the yoga of today prevents the yoga of tomorrow, it isn't yoga - it's ego. Why would you do a pose that could lead to injury just so you can say you did it? I want to be healthy in my old age, not crippled because I can say when I was younger I could do certain poses."

One of my wonderful teachers reminded all of us today that asana should ONLY serve our bodies. The moment we push ourselves into a pose and do any harm, we have lost the yoga. We've given into ego. Oh and we've set ourselves up for pain the future. 

Ohhh yes said my little brain. 

Not focusing on trying to get into advanced asana for the sake of being a PPAA isn't just about acceptance and unity and blah blah blah (all very important things) it's about PROTECTING OURSELVES. If I do yoga for MY body, I will thank myself now AND years later. And really, 40 years down the road, who is going to care how far I could forward fold? But I'll care if my back is so screwed up I need a wheelchair...

Now - how can we share this with the rest of the world?