What I learned from "not" doing yoga
This morning I enjoyed starting the day with the 6am Power Flow class at my Seattle yoga studio. I eagerly awoke at 4am to get myself to the ferry with plenty of time to spare before the 4:50am departure to the city. This entire year has been spent riding my bike at least 3 times a week to the city and my body has been having some pains that my riding may have induced, but I think the pain is mainly from "not" doing yoga on a regular basis. I started massage school in Seattle during the month of January 2018 and I was practicing yoga on a regular basis. January through April I was attending night classes and I had a good flow of the commute, my yoga class, and attending school after. However, I shifted to a new schedule in late April (I love going to school in the day time) , but my yoga practice has really taken the hit because I haven't been practicing regularly since April. My body pain is the biggest sign of the inconsistent practice. Lately, my left leg (hip, knee, ankle) has had so much pain it even hurts to walk on it.
This morning during class I felt so good. My yoga practice is a time where I can feel all of the areas of my body and give them the attention they deserve. I love being in a room filled with people who are there to honor their body, mind, & spirit. It was a really wonderful feeling and I look forward to continuing my practice and making it fit not matter what. Not doing yoga has taught me how important the movement is for my body and how important the breath is for calming my mind. Not doing yoga reminds me of why I fell in love with it in the first place, this morning for the first time I felt happy in my body as if there were little gremlins coming out of my pores as I was sweating. The practice helps release all of the energy that I no longer need in my body and helps relieve so much stress. Not doing yoga for a while has taught me that I don't want to continue on that path, and it taught me how important the practice is in case I had forgotten.
