Recommitment to Yoga

Well, the yoga studio I switched my membership to just isn't working out for me. I sent in my notice to cancel and I'll be going back to my former studio next month. My pratice has gone from a solid 4 days a week to barely 2 and for the first time since I began sometimes only getting in 1 class in a weeks time. Not good.

Yoga, I feel, has been an important part of my training, in fact I believe the it keeps my shoulders open and healthy, and now that I'm having some tighness in my hip flexor, something that I never had a problem with before, I need to take the time to stretch on a more regular basis.

I know, I could take the time to stretch at home on my own, but I do so much on my own already that I prefer the energy of a class environment. My KB workouts are alone and I walk by myself, no music.

I started Bikram yoga right after Thanksgiving 2005 ( my weight was 145lbs.) and 2 months later (Jan. 2006) I did a 60 day challenge, 1 class everyday for 60 days straight, sometimes 2 classes back to back! And although I didn't use "hot" yoga to lose weight, it was my motivation to lose another 10 pounds, because I recognized that my pratice could improve by losing the extra weight, and you know me, I wanted to be the best I could be! That time also coincided with my training for the April '06 RKC, and I met my weight requirement of 132lbs.

In the past few months, even beore I switched studios, I had been having a hard time "quieting" my mind to focus for a 90 minute class, and was experiencing a loss of motivation. I think, espescially as a woman, it's natural for me to want to multi-task, something you cannot do while particing yoga! But now that I've had some time off, whether planned or unplanned, I ready to recommit. Yoga is good!