Hi friends! 

Happy Sunday Funday! 

I have been thoroughly enjoying my journey into yoga, so much, that I decided to create a space to share my journey. I am hoping there is someone like me who enjoys hearing people’s triumphs in odd times of their lives. Or someone interested in a yoga filled life but intimidated by the stigma associated with poses and breathing and vegan or vegetarian lifestyles. IDK, maybe I will answer a lot of questions as I experience it in real life. 

Enter my blog: I have been wanting to do this for a few months and I just jumped today, this morning. I woke up my daughter who drew me my logo on paper and then she created it on her phone and voila! I then had to work on my website which was harder than expected or I would like to say, “Work in Progress”. Aren’t we all though? 

I have been working extremely hard on my selfcare as I am involved in an Ayurveyda class offered by my local yoga studio. I also try and practice yoga in class or by myself every day. I do not hit my goal every week as it is a work in progress (wink). 

I took a class back in 2016 at a local gym by my office. It was a 6:00 am class and was more of a retired crowd that liked floor yoga and more savasana poses (I love them too!). We always did slow asanas and easy slow vinyasas. I figured it was yoga and I liked it. One morning my teacher surprised me, and we did a sweaty yoga practice. I told her after class that I really did not know yoga could be so active.  

My yoga practice did not thrive from that moment though. I began going to yoga classes more local and one of my instructors said we could do home practice as well. I never thought about that. I mean I still looked at yoga as a workout and I never “practiced” bar bell curls. This was new but so, so exciting. 

Throughout the next few years, I joined in a few classes and until I read books on Ayurveyda, I did not ever look at yoga as anything else but a workout. Yoga is an amazing connection to align your mind, body and spirit. I feel everything and I’m so in touch with my breath. I mean think about it! Out of 24 hours in a day how many seconds, minutes, hours do YOU spend thinking about your breathing? 

Yes, I am guilty of trying to hold in my cough as I choke on water at work. Like the sound of my body trying to live is not worth coughing about. Like why do we do things for other people’s comforts all day and then shove our needs further back? I began a night and morning routine. I have my moments of stress knowing my bedtime is coming but when I am doing my routine I wind down. Talk about an amazing way to end your day. Again, I am not perfect but a work in progress on this as well. 

I also have learned a new self-care guideline, “BOUNDRIES”. I always, always would overcommit. I told people I was available even when I did not want to. I am not sure why this was so hard to do. I admit to being a people pleaser, but I really prefer my life doing things I want to do.  

I would love to connect with everyone! I am learning and perfecting what works in my life at this moment because we are meant to evolve. I am a 40-year-old yogi loving life. I hope to share as much as I can with you. This is such an amazing journey and I have grown so much in a brief period.  

So, this is a little back log on my yogie experience. I absolutely will be transparent in my experiences. This is also a personal accountability of my own. I was told by my Ayurvedic practitioner to begin my journey of being more grateful and wake up with purpose. That resonates with my soul. How could this advice be harmful or dangerous? Love is beautiful and so are you! 

Namaste, my friends!