Yoga .
I love it
Over the last 5 yrs
have dabbed in and out of it with mild to moderate passion . Here and there get
a teacher I like a lot and then get into it but in most days just like any
other exercise routine - I do it for health but not for passion
That is until I
realized that there are two very different types of yoga ! Flow yoga which is
the more traditional a hard cardio tough one ( yuck !! ) and yin yoga which is
a mind and body restorative type ( bring it on Bebe !! )
So now I religiously
do two classes a week . One restorative which is like having a massage but you
are doing the work and one yin which is some of the best stretching I have ever
done on my life
It's to the point
that I actually plan my work and social activities around these two classes . I
never thought this could happen . Ever
Yesterday we did our
power workout in the morning and I did my yoga class at 8:30pm
. A lot for a day but I found myself all day craving the time to come that I
could escape to
Yoga . Me craving
exercise ??? Is this possible ?
I am hard on myself
as the last year have been a big trooper and hubby too as should not say I am
not committed to fitness . consistent cross fit training and walking and yoga
and kayaking on weekend . And he is training for his Machu pitchu Peru trek in
2 weeks ! But I have not integrated this new me yet into my overall image of my
self
And lovingly
yoga is just over
the top . I do though . I really do .
I let my mind wander
often and solve lots of the word issues but also take the beginning and end
on the Mat in a
blank mental state . It is doing wonders for me and I can't say enough about
restorstive yoga ( flow is not for me )
My dad would be proud
that after years of making me and my brother take our family vacations at yoga
camps where he played violin .. That his daughter is a
bit of a yogi
Who ever knew ?
And it is a spiritual
experience for me too ( who would have known that either ) it connects me to
the good and peace in the universe . My mom recently joined the Unitarian
church and this is my church in a way going to yoga ( as let's get serious I
don't like church enough to go on a Sunday :)) yoga is a mental practice for me
and makes me feel very peaceful and better and connected
Ps now if only this
passion could extend to the interval kettle ball training we do twice a week .
Both hubby and I feel anxiety and sometimes almost mild panic attacks when we
know the class is the next day ( Mondays and Wednesdays) so until
Thursday we don't really like our weeks which is a bit of a pity
