Yoga!
I bought a yoga mat and went to yoga today! I rode my bike to a vinyas yoga class for the first time. It was amazing!!! I love the flow of vinyasa yoga. I took a basic hatha yoga class about 7 years ago as a PE class in school. At the time, I got bored quickly and found that I couldn't focus. That was also a time when I had a hard time being still and in my head for very long. I like vinyasa yoga a lot better because you are constantly moving into different poses. I worked up a sweat and there were times my arms would be shaking as I held certain poses, but I loved it all the more because of these things. Everything about it moves me in so many ways.
I practiced some more yoga at home on my own tonight and found that I remembered most of the poses. I'm hoping to start a daily practice and maybe attend one group yoga class a week. I've had a gift certificate for 5 classes at this space since February that I won at a benefit, but I haven't used them yet. I want to learn the basic yoga poses and use the gift certificate for some of the other advanced classes. I'm really interested in trying out hot yoga as well. It's pretty much doing various yoga poses in a 102' room... the intention being to detox. I have a friend who loves it and may try it out with her sometime. There are quite a few other yoga classes I want to check out as well. I am so excited about all this! It feels so good to be present in my body and using the breath to transition into different poses (although I find it's a little difficult for me- trying to sync breath and movement). I feel like my body and the breath are involved in an intimate dance.
After yoga, I got my hair trimmed. I only got about 1/2 an inch cut off and the stylist put more chunky layers in my hair and cut it so that some of it frames my face. It looks really good! I've been trying to grow my hair out, but it was definitely in need of a trim. I think I'm going to keep growing it, but will get a trim every few months and keep the layers.
I've been feeling so good in my body lately. I feel like I have more energy and I find myself admiring my body whenever I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. I love that I love my body. So many women hate their bodies and this makes me sad. I've been there, but I'm so grateful for the love I have for my body. I have to admit that during yoga I checked myself out a few times and admired the lines and curves of my body. I look pretty damn good. ;)
I practiced some more yoga at home on my own tonight and found that I remembered most of the poses. I'm hoping to start a daily practice and maybe attend one group yoga class a week. I've had a gift certificate for 5 classes at this space since February that I won at a benefit, but I haven't used them yet. I want to learn the basic yoga poses and use the gift certificate for some of the other advanced classes. I'm really interested in trying out hot yoga as well. It's pretty much doing various yoga poses in a 102' room... the intention being to detox. I have a friend who loves it and may try it out with her sometime. There are quite a few other yoga classes I want to check out as well. I am so excited about all this! It feels so good to be present in my body and using the breath to transition into different poses (although I find it's a little difficult for me- trying to sync breath and movement). I feel like my body and the breath are involved in an intimate dance.
After yoga, I got my hair trimmed. I only got about 1/2 an inch cut off and the stylist put more chunky layers in my hair and cut it so that some of it frames my face. It looks really good! I've been trying to grow my hair out, but it was definitely in need of a trim. I think I'm going to keep growing it, but will get a trim every few months and keep the layers.
I've been feeling so good in my body lately. I feel like I have more energy and I find myself admiring my body whenever I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. I love that I love my body. So many women hate their bodies and this makes me sad. I've been there, but I'm so grateful for the love I have for my body. I have to admit that during yoga I checked myself out a few times and admired the lines and curves of my body. I look pretty damn good. ;)