For me, movement is not performed in the hopes of a better future self. It is in service (and celebration) of the self of now. The power of practice is simple, but not always easy: show up. 

Each time you return to your mat, the layers of what it means to truly show up are peeled back and uniquely examined. The mind softens its grip on the past and future, the body speaks in current time, and gently, conscious awareness reveals its loving nature.