Not Going to Make My 100 Days of Yoga Goal

Feb 06, 14 Not Going to Make My 100 Days of Yoga Goal

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It has become clear to me that I am not going to make my goal of 100 yoga classes in 100 days.  The end of the 100 days is about 10 days away and I am down 9 classes.   It was an optimistic goal.  I was on track until I went on a trip.  Then I got caught in the polar vortex for an extra 4 nights in Orlando.    I have counted so many times to see if I could make it.  It is theoretically possible, but not in a way that feels sane or reasonable in my busy life.  I am noticing my attachment and I am allowing failure intentionally–watching it happen–because it feels like the right thing to do.  I don’t have regret, although I still wish it was different.  It is a disappointed dream for me personally as I will be 7-9 classes short of my goal. Now I need a new goal.  I have realized I have the possibility of continuing on and resetting the goal for 125 classes in 125 days or 150 classes in 150 days.  It would give me time to double up some classes on the weekends.  I notice my attachment to this structure of lots of classes and how it makes me feel a little bit special.  Maybe I should let it go and just allow myself to be “normal”.  Someone who goes to yoga sometimes.  I know I have other travel happening soon.  I wonder if I will just get behind again–maybe life will “happen” again and again. I worry about my commitment level.  I don’t have a great track record with exercise.  The daily commitment really has worked for me because there is no opportunity for excuses.  I go daily.  The goal of daily yoga has served my body, my mind, and my spirit.  I don’t like that I don’t trust myself to “do” yoga without a big picture goal.  Or maybe that goal is just helping me do what doesn’t...

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I Accidentally Met My Goal

Jul 22, 13 I Accidentally Met My Goal

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I went for a hike yesterday that took every bit of me.  Before lunch we took a quick trip to Tiffany Falls.  It is about 1.2 km and it was an easy walk.  After lunch we went on the “long hike.” We went to Sulphur Springs road and we were walking on a loop that circles around the Hermitage Ruins and the Rail Trail Station.  What a gorgeous trail with stunning vistas, moss-covered rocks breaking away from the edges of the trail, old forests and wide open meadows.  This trail has everything. The sign said it was 3.4 km and I think it was true, except that we missed a turn and got lost. I have had some struggles with walking.  In 2010 I hurt my SI joint and then I had a really bad fall.  After I thought I had almost recovered, I was walking across the street one day and my leg stopped walking.  I was essentially stranded in the middle of the road.  I recovered partially, but have been compromised physically since then.  Two summers ago we were discussing whether or not we needed to buy a wheelchair as back-up.  I believed at that time I would probably never go on a walk again.  I had MRIs and saw a specialist.  It was unclear what was going on, but I assumed my condition was progressive and I would have to make the best of it. About 18 months ago I lost weight and worked with a nutritionist who hypothesized that I was allergic to corn.  I cut corn from my diet and started to recover.  I got better.  I was able to walk much better last summer but I still wasn’t able to hike.  I felt cautious and afraid of strenuous activity.  I didn’t venture out much.  In February I hired a trainer and started to work out.  We are planning a trip to Europe this summer and I set a goal of walking 5 miles before we leave in July....

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