I've realized over the last few weeks of daily yoga practice that my time on the mat is much more effective if I have a practice plan in mind when I begin. That's probably the largest difference between my current yoga challenge and the one I completed last year. Last year I seemed to have more of an idea what my daily yoga routine would consist of; this year, not so much, which means I sort of just improvise for a while on the mat before I decide to call it a day. Although my desire and … [Read more...] about Yoga Challenge Day 12 ~ Have a Plan
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Yoga Challenge Day 7 ~ The Chatter Box
I have the cutest little daughter in the world named Kennedy. Even though she's only five years old, it's quite possible that she's said more words in her short life than I've said in my 30 or so years of human existence. Her mouth spits out sentences from the second she wakes up (way too early...) to the split second before her eyes shut and her brain turns off for the night. It's a fairly constant and rapid barrage. I bring this up only because Kennedy also likes to join me for yoga on … [Read more...] about Yoga Challenge Day 7 ~ The Chatter Box
Roll out the mat 30 day challenge – day 2
Today ended up being one of those challenging days where I normally would have never unrolled my mat. Busy from start to finish. However, when 10:30 rolled around tonight and I finally slowed down from the business of the day, I reminded myself to turn off my electronic gadgets and lay out my yoga blanket. Of course the mere act of laying out the blanket resulted in 30 minutes of mind calming restorative yoga poses. Luckily, right now I don't feel like my yoga practice has to be a workout all … [Read more...] about Roll out the mat 30 day challenge – day 2
30 Day Yoga Challenge ~ Conquered
I pulled out my calendar yesterday to figure out how many more days I had for my 30 day yoga challenge and realized that I only had one day left to go. Barring any unforeseen disasters today, I should be able to check this one off my box by the time the day is done. What an interesting month it's been to sweat out my stress every night on the yoga mat with a commitment and dedication I didn't know I had within me. I'm the sort of person that's great at starting things, but not so good at … [Read more...] about 30 Day Yoga Challenge ~ Conquered
Halfway Through 30 Day Yoga Challenge
Today is officially day 15 of my 30 day yoga challenge. Besides a little bit of wrist soreness due to not practicing this much in a long time, it's been great getting on the mat every day for an hour or so. Although I throw in a couple of asana variations, I pretty much have a routine set of poses I go through every day that I know get the sweat flowing, especially if I turn the AC off in my room. It's about 8:15 at night right now and the temperature is 109 degrees here in lovely Baghdad. … [Read more...] about Halfway Through 30 Day Yoga Challenge
The Yoga Habit ~ 30 Day Yoga Challenge
"This practice becomes firmly rooted when it is cultivated skillfully and continuously for a long time." - The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali 1:14 If you're anything like me, then you may have noticed that the intensity of your yoga practice surges at times and then peters out at times. You practice regularly for a week or two, and then nothing. You move on to something else for a while and then realize one day that you haven't seen your yoga mat for a month. It's a strong likelihood that this … [Read more...] about The Yoga Habit ~ 30 Day Yoga Challenge
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