Now I started this blog a little late in the game. I am currently on Day 9 of 30 Days of Yoga, and I will do my best to update you at least to that point.
In the past, I haven't had much luck connecting with the instructors on the yoga DVD's my boyfriend had purchased. They've always felt a little to serious for me & made me feel as if I didn't do the poses exactly the way they did them, or couldn't hold them for as long...That I was a failure & then I would give up. A little over a week ago, he decided to just search YouTube for yoga for us to try. (Since I didn't like the ones he was getting LOL) That's when we came across Yoga with Adriene. (I have included the link to her YouTube page right in the text!) So we got our yoga mats out, sat down & pressed play. It happened to be the Day 1, of the 30 Days of Yoga video and at first I was NOT thinking, "YEAH! 30 Day Challenge! Lets do this thing!" It was more like,"Ok, lets see whats it's like, but I'm not doing a 30 Day Challenge... Are ya kidding me?!" Within the first 2 minutes, I was hooked. This was different than all the other yoga sessions, I have ever done. It was being taught by a cute, quirky woman who didn't take herself so serious and I immediately related to her. This got me super excited & I was able to give her my full attention. I finally found my yoga instructor.
This particular session started out easy. She reminded us to Ease Into It, don't jump right into poses you haven't trained your body to do yet. Yoga is all about the awareness of your body, and awareness of your breathing. Listen to your breath, focus on inhaling deeply through your nose and then exhaling through your mouth. Focus on the natural stretch of your body & what it's telling you it is capable of doing as of right now, not of what you think it needs to be doing.You want to move easy & slow, there's no need to rush into things. With practice, it will become easier & feel more natural.
This experience is far more than becoming stronger & more flexible, and there is more to it than becoming toned in problem areas. It's also about being able to connect with ones self - mind, body & soul. After this first session I felt empowered, and I actually felt determination to do this 30 day journey of bettering myself inside & out. That's when I made the decision, let's rock this & see where this journey takes us :)
I will include the featured video at the bottom of the blog each day, and I encourage everyone who has or hasn't tried yoga, to give Adriene a chance.
Enjoy! :)
Day 1 - Ease Into It
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