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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Thursday, December 29 2016
Today marks the one month mark for this Yoga Blog!!!

A month of waking up and practicing yoga.

A month of daily prayer and meditation.

A month of going through a wide spectrum of enthusiasm and motivation to hit my mat (don't know what was wrong with me that second week but I wanted to jump in front of a bus instead of practicing yoga, lol).

So.....how do I feel....

I feel proud, more than anything.  I know that pride comes from hard work and perseverance and, very often, forcing yourself to do something that you don't want to do.

Mentally, I feel that pride and a yearning to do more with the blog!!  I've also used my practice to help sort out any challenges I've had mentally with anger, fear, frustration, etc. (the Dark Side of the Force are they;.......I saw Rogue One again last night) lol.

Physically, I feel very good about the shape that a daily yoga practice has helped create.  Muscle tone in my arms, back, and shoulders that wasn't there before, has returned and built a better frame that looks more appealing in clothes (#vanity #notwhatyogaisabout).

I'm going to shower up and hit my mat.

Thursday, December 29, 2016 (Part II)
Had a great practice this morning and am still on my mat having come out of a wonderful Savasna.  Again, I am exceptionally proud that I've continued with this blog for a month and can't wait to keep it going!!

I'm going to shower again and tackle my day.

Namaste!!!

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