#365Yoga Day 59

Confidence is closely linked to how well our perceptions match reality.

Matthieu Ricard

#365Yoga Day 57 & 58 - The Heart Chakra

Where did the weekend go?  I have been so caught up in stuff that I totally forgot to submit a post yesterday.  Whoops!  I realized that today while I was lying in Savasana at the end of a wonderful Heart Chakra class my friend Kim taught.  Funny what comes up when you finally slow down long enough to listen!

It's been a great yoga weekend.  I did a Power Yoga class yesterday led by Dave Farmar and as I mentioned above, I attended a class this afternoon focused on opening the heart chakra.  Yummy!  And I made some real progress on my take home final and on the study guide for my in-class test.  So this evening I'm putting away the books and shutting off the computer.  I might even turn on the Oscars (and mute it of course because I'm really only interested in the clothes!) for awhile and then crash.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Namaste'

#365Yoga Day 56 - Surrender

Today I took a mental health day from work.  I strongly recommend you do this more often than not to maintain your sanity.  I can handle cube world for only so long before I start to twitch.  I had started twitching.  I have spent the better part of today immersed in my yoga from practicing to studying for my upcoming final.  Now I'm going to do some reading in both Yoga International and Yoga Magazine.  Yipee!

Judith's entry for today was perfect for me.  The topic is surrender.  Yesterday I tweaked my left hamstring again in practice.  It's been year since my initial injury and it had slowly started to feel better.  Well yesterday I gave it a run for its money and I lost.  I spent the evening sitting on an ice pack.  Not fun!  So today when I got on the mat I told myself that I would not, under no circumstance, battle my hamstring.  I let it run the show.  I'm feeling pretty good as a result.  No ice pack needed.  This is a new approach for me, but one I think I could get used to.  Letting go can truly take us farther than holding on sometimes!

Have a great weekend!
Namaste'

#365Yoga Day 55

Day 12 of the detox and I'm hungry!  I need to do a better job at having some decent snacks around.  My teacher training instructor said something very interesting when she described her own detox process:  you think you need something, but you really don't.  I've been struggling with that today!  Instead of diving face first into the box of crackers like I wanted to, I got on the mat for a decent 60 minute detox flow.  I'm glad I did.  Now I can go and have a healthy dinner and move on to other things.  Like meditating.

I hope your Thursday was good!
Namaste'

#365Yoga Day 54

A terrible case of insomnia last night has left me feeling ragged today.  I will be lucky if I even get on the mat before I fall asleep standing up.

I leave you with some wise words from the Buddha:

Things that are empty make a noise,
the full is always quiet.
The fool is like a half-filled pot,
the wise one is like a deep still pool.


Namaste'

#365Yoga Day 53

Today I practiced reminding myself that I'm already holy.  I really needed to dig deep to stay in tune with that mantra this afternoon when I had a bit of a "moment" at the local drug store.  I was proud of myself because I remained balanced instead of losing my cool like I normally do.  I very calmly turned around and walked away from the situation.  I had a feeling that things weren't going to go my way and reminded myself that there's always tomorrow.  It worked!  I let go of the moment and moved on to the next knowing that I was doing the right thing.  I came home, threw out my mat and did a very nice gentle practice.

Namaste'

#365Yoga Day 52 - Follow your Heart

Judith's entry for today:  Wherever your heart leads, follow.  This has never been an easy thing for me to do because I've always given my head too much power.  Thanks to my meditation practice I feel I've gotten better at putting my head in its place and paying closer attention to my heart.  I find it easier to relax into moments now and not over analyze every nuance.  I just allow my emotions to guide me; the results seem more authentic.

I hope you were able to follow your heart today!

Namaste'