"Yoga has always been hard for me - I get SO frustrated in some classes." "I hate that I can't touch my toes." "So, how long do I have to practice before I'll be able to (do some posture)?" "What level is this class because I have been taking beginner classes for a while and I want to make sure that I'm improving so I want to get to more advanced classes." Any of those sound like you? Or someone close to you? Or overheard in class? Yeah, probably. The thing is, we may just be "condemned" to wanting to constantly improve, hone, and perfect things we do. You may call that ego, but in some cases (like, running from predators or enhancing job skills for better wages) it may just be a function of biology, or financial survival (sociological impacts). Regardless, trying to turn that off can be difficult, even seemingly impossible. We are raised on superlatives (big-bigger-biggest, bendy-bendier-bendiest) and comparisons (grade poi...