Over the summer I decided I needed to do yoga A LOT more. So I bought a monthly pass while I was vacation and went a few times a week. I felt amazing! My body felt more grounded for starters. I felt relaxed after weeks of being stressed out. It’s so funny how we can adapt to the circumstances and make the best of it, isn’t it? It helps gets us through the hard parts, but sometimes we forget what the good parts look like and feel like. Yoga helps me re-connect with the good life. It helps me hear what I’m really thinking. You know what I’ve realized? I think A LOT about food! It’s pretty disgusting how often I think about eating. What’s with that???
Anyway. Then the Blissful Vacation ended and yoga with it. Man, I was a mess! So at the end of August I started back at it with a plan – do yoga once or twice a week for a year. Just do it. No matter what my mind was telling me – it’s too expensive mostly. So I did it. All signs point to YES. Immediately, I felt aligned again. One night I went and a school parent showed up to teach. She gave a free class, just when I needed it most! The Universe heard me asking, nay screaming, for yoga and delivered it to me in my box at school (a Glenn Beck book maybe, yoga never in my wildest dreams).
Back to today. This morning I spontaneously went to a Level 1-2 class with a teacher I like but she’s chatty. She was having school problems that I felt I could help with so I felt good that I could give her something. And she was very quiet and contemplative which is what I needed. It was more Vinyasa to boot so it was super challenging. I don’t think I’ve spent that much time in Down Dog before! My shoulders are very thankful. To think I almost didn’t go. Now I feel wonderful!
Namaste!
The day after Down Dog Day would be Arms Want to Fall Off Day – in a good way though.