After 60 Days of Yoga: 10 Things I Have Noticed

Jan 03, 14 After 60 Days of Yoga: 10 Things I Have Noticed

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Today is Day 60. I am noticing more changes and I have been musing on some things. Here’s what I have noticed: 1. My midsection feels “weird” when I touch it. I think it is muscle. It feels kind of hard. 2. I notice when I am in the studio I need much less space around me than I did when I started. I am really happy to find a little corner of the room where my mat will fit and about 6 inches on one side for my blocks and strap. 3. There were a couple of mornings this week that were hard to wake up for yoga. One because I was out late the night before, and one because it was cold. I notice there is a two minute “choice” period when I decide to go or not go. Holding myself to the daily yoga construct makes my choice for me. I like the structure of daily yoga. It gets rid of the need to have self control or initiative. 4. My core muscles are still less strong than I want them to be. This is obvious in all the balance poses. 5. The longer I do this, the harder it can be to quiet my mind during yoga. For me it was easy to quiet my mind in the beginning. Now it is more challenging. 6. I have some “yoga friends”. People I say hi to in the change room. As an extrovert, I like this. 7. It takes a long time to get fit when you aren’t. I started working with a trainer 19 months ago and then switched to Yoga 60 days ago. Last night we walked around at a night festival and I got tired and sore. I still have a long way to go. 8. I love my mat. It feels important to me. 9. I signed up for the mat cleaning service at the studio. This means I get to leave it on the floor and...

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After Day 28 of Yoga

Nov 25, 13 After Day 28 of Yoga

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I have been doing yoga now for 28 days straight.  I started with a 21 day challenge and then signed up for a 30 day challenge that was starting near the end of my 21 days.   I just completed day 28 and thought I would give you an update about what is happening with me now. First and foremost, I have lost 7 pounds.  While the first part of the challenge was about tolerating the heat, now I can focus on diet, and I can make it through most of the physical parts of the yoga practice.  I have added in the Fast Metabolism Diet  and it is a great fit with the 30 day challenge. I am starting to feel muscles all over my body.  It is exciting to see muscles growing.  I am feeling peaceful toward my family and more in control of my life in spite of the huge time commitment of the challenge.  I am feeling more gentle with my family–more connected with Mel.  I have noticed that I am craving more time with the boys.   Getting up early to do yoga and my rush into the kitchen just in time to do lunches keeps me from morning snuggles in bed and getting them up and dressed.  Doing some afternoon classes might be a good idea but those times continually get sucked up by something else.  The early morning class is the one reason this is successful.  Nothing gets in the way of a 6:30 class.  I love that! I am now able to do most of the poses.  I feel strong and vibrant as I move from pose to pose and I am better and better able to participate in each one.  I hear the voices of the teachers from the previous days of classes in my head as I stretch into each pose trying to get each angle right, to stretch my body to make the best possible pose. I feel like it is happening.  I...

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