Practice Yoga

Just really scared about going.

Why is that? It’s just silly, I know. Unless you’re doing “power” yoga, or taking something more advanced than you should be, it’s the most welcoming thing I’ve ever experienced.

So why am I afraid?

find a yoga class. Any kind of yoga.

I haven’t been in so long. I prefer Iyengar style, but at this point I’ll take almost anything.

Get my first paycheck Friday. My first indulgence will be yoga.

is official yoga night. I have got to figure out how / when / what I need – to start doing some of this on my own at home. I really can’t afford another class, but I can buy some of the props. I’ve got to work on the timing.

I also know my regular instructor does workshops on how to start a home practice. I think I’ll ask her if she has any of those coming up.

I need more yoga.

We did headstands tonight. And I did well. I went up easy, I didn’t go to my neck. I felt strong. It was really really good.

Really need to work on my balance though. Not just in headstand, but in everything – tree pose, warrior, etc. My balance is just awful. But as my yoga instructor said tonight, “If you don’t start looking for it, you’re never going to find it.”

Time to start looking for my balance.

rule. and my hamstrings were even tighter than usual. And forward bends still rule.

I will go back to yoga tomorrow. I will go back to yoga tomorrow. I will go back to yoga tomorrow.

Going back tonight. Going back tonight. Going back tonight. No matter what.

really, really, really need to get back to this. Been wwwwwaaaaayyyyy too long

I don’t go to Thursday yoga anymore. we got the puppy, the man has a Thursday evening commitment, and I didn’t like leaving the dog alone from 7:30 in the morning until 9 at night, so I switched yoga to Monday. And it’s been great. They’re a little more serious about the yoga – poses, muscles, doing it right – but they still laugh & have fun & know that life is too short to be taken too seriously. I feel like my practice is deepening, but I don’t feel like it’s getting too serious, if that makes any sense.

Life should be joyful mostly, not always soul searching & serious. I think yoga teaches you to be in touch with yourself & find the joy.

Tonight’s yoga was good. Less laughter, more serious. Not as many of the usual suspects, but several people that I know. It was good. I feel like I belong there, and there aren’t too many places I feel that way.