You show up. You practice. You care.
So why does it feel like nothing’s changing?

If you’ve been practicing yoga for a few years—or a few decades—you may have hit a point where everything starts to feel... stuck. Like your flexibility isn’t improving. Your strength isn’t building. Your poses aren’t evolving.

This isn’t a sign that your best yoga practice is behind you.
It’s a sign that something needs to shift.

I hear this all the time.

My inbox is full of messages from women over 40 who say things like:

“I’ve been practicing for years, but my backbends feel worse now than when I started.”
“I still can’t hold Crow Pose for more than a second—what am I missing?”
“I’m consistent. I love yoga. But I’m just not progressing anymore.”

These aren’t beginners. These are women with experience, dedication, and a deep love for the practice—but their progress has stalled.

Here’s what I always tell them:

Plateaus aren’t permanent. But they don’t break on their own.
You have to get intentional.
You have to know why you’ve stalled.
And you have to be willing to practice differently—smarter.

3 Reasons Most Women Stop Progressing in Yoga

1. You’re stuck in maintenance mode.
At a certain point, your practice becomes familiar. And while consistency is key, doing the same flow with the same modifications year after year won’t get you anywhere new. Growth requires challenge.

2. You’ve internalized the myth that “this is as far as I go.”
Especially for women in midlife, there’s a false ceiling that gets built. Maybe someone told you inversions were off-limits. Maybe you’ve decided your hamstrings are just tight. But your body is capable of far more than you think—if you’re given the right tools.

3. You’re prioritizing flexibility over strength.
This is the big one. I can’t tell you how many women come to me saying they feel weak, wobbly, or unsure in postures. That’s not an issue of age. That’s an issue of focus. If you want to evolve your practice, strength and control have to become part of the equation.

3 Ways to Reignite Growth in Your Practice

1. Practice with intention, not habit.
What got you here won’t get you there. In the Tori G. Yoga Online Studio, we train to build skills—not just go through the motions. That means progressions for things like Crow Pose, Wheel, or Flying Pigeon. We don’t just hope for strength—we practice it on purpose.

2. Get eyes on your practice.
You can’t fix what you can’t feel. My students often break through by learning to see their patterns—where they collapse, where they overextend, or where they’re compensating. That’s hard to do on your own, but with real coaching, the pieces start to click fast.

3. Surround yourself with people who are doing the work.
When you’re in a room—virtual or otherwise—full of women who are advancing their practice and sharing their breakthroughs, it’s contagious. That’s what we do inside the online studio. Real practice. Real results. Real women committed to growing, together.

Your yoga practice doesn’t have to feel stuck.
It just needs a shift—and a reason to rise again.

If that sounds like what you’re craving, come practice with us.
Inside the Tori G. Yoga Online Studio, you’ll get the tools, support, and structure to move beyond maintenance mode and into your next breakthrough.

Let’s go.