I know you are sick of it, but wow yoga.
The reason I need yoga and do it every week is for what it does for me.
It forces me to leave everything else behind. To go to a place to focus solely on me and my well being. I breathe into the tight sore spots of my body, using and stretching all kinds of muscles. I also tune into myself, letting what ever emotion that needs surfacing to surface and we are taught not to judge the emotion that comes up. To just be with it and toss it away if we need to or think deeper about it. It feels so good to do this! To connect with myself.
This connection gives me soo much patience. It lasts for about 4-5 days. I think I receive so much patience because it is one of the thoughts I process and deal with a lot and I think my lack of patience is what gives my body so much tension and aches.
The heat and dim lights help achieve all this as well. The heat makes you more aware of your body and heat is always good to release tension, stress and the built up stuff in your pores. The dim lights encourages you to only focus on you and not notice your neighbours (there can be 50 people in a class and you can not even notice).
It's just an ideal environment for me. Worth the 25 minute drive, the $18 a class. The 3 hours I get to myself (driving, class and shower time). This small amount of time recharges my batteries and helps me be a better me.
I need to get better at practicing yoga at home, then I can refill my bucket more frequently.
Me time is so important, so necessary in being a good mom, wife, friend, human. I wish I had more adequate words to describe just how powerful this is for me. Walking out of the studio and to my car I almost feel like I am floating. A fresh me waiting to face the week ahead.
What do you do for me time? Any secrets?
TODAY: It promises to be a nice, nice day, although the grey skies are confusing me. If it is anything like yesterday then there will be lots of moments spent in the sun, soaking up vitamin D and letting the kids run free.





