March has a personality. She comes in bold. A little wild. A little windy. Maybe even a bit dramatic. And if we let her, she softens. She warms. She exhales. “In like a lion, out like a lamb.”

Isn’t that exactly how we practice? Some days we arrive on our mats feeling like the lion – strong, determined, maybe slightly fierce. We power through planks. We hold a warrior a breath longer. We commit. Other days, we come in like the weather – scattered, gusty, restless. The mind racing. The to-do list loud. The nervous system buzzing.

And what does yoga ask of us? Not to suppress the lion. Not to force the lamb. Just to notice. To breathe with what’s here. To let the practice do what it does best: Regulate. Soften. Strengthen. Steady.

The lion energy in us builds resilience. It helps us show up even when we don’t feel like it. It supports our boundaries. It fuels our courage. The lamb energy restores us. It reminds us that gentleness is not weakness. It teaches us to soften our jaw, unclench our hands, and receive support.

March invites us to practice both. And maybe most importantly – to allow ourselves to change. Because transformation doesn’t usually look dramatic. It looks like tiny shifts: a deeper exhale, a kinder inner voice, or a moment of choosing presence over reaction. The lion becomes the lamb not by force, but by rhythm.

We don’t need to roar all the time and we don’t need to be endlessly gentle either. We just need to be present. We need balance. In yoga philosophy, balance isn’t about eliminating intensity – it’s about harmonizing opposites. Effort and ease. Strength and surrender. Doing and being.