Hey my friends,
Now that I’m in California, I have space to roll out a yoga mat on my back deck. In my Brooklyn apartment I had to move furniture around to have space to put down a yoga mat! Seriously. For that reason, and the fact that it’s been 7 months since my tailbone fracture (people say it can take a year to heal fully…!!), I’ve been feeling that yoga craving again. I haven’t felt it in awhile.
It can be intimidating to get back into yoga after not doing it for awhile. Going to a yoga class can seem daunting when you don’t feel flexible at all or your joints feel a little rusty.
This morning, I remembered a blog post I wrote back in 2013 called the Magic 10 – 10 yoga postures in 10 minutes. I figured doing 10 minutes of yoga was the perfect way to get back into it. I did it today and it felt so good, a tear actually rolled down my cheek when I was in one of the twists. I remembered how important my yoga practice used to be to me, how I used to feel that no matter where I was in the world or what I was going through, I could come home to myself on a yoga mat.
I did a headstand against the wall instead of trying for a handstand, though. Don’t wanna get ahead of myself.
It felt so good just to do a little bit, I actually doubled the amount of breaths recommended for each pose (i.e. 20 breaths instead of 10 breaths). I ended up doing a few extra poses, and took a super long savasana afterwards with my favorite Helios music. :)
I’m excited to do it again tomorrow. I know 10 minutes will lead to more. And it reminded me again of what it feels like to know myself and my body, in that way that only a yoga practice can give.
I also remembered the sweet, sweet gift that yoga is to the nervous system.
Other ways to get back into yoga (aside from getting started with this 10 minute sequence):
At home yoga videos, watch instantly on Amazon Video – there are a ton on there!
Online classes from YogaGlo — $18/month gives you unlimited access to over 4,000 yoga classes… #what
Go to a beginner’s yoga class, a restorative class, or a yin class — to get your body back into yoga mode.
To celebrate the fact that I did 10 minutes of yoga today (really celebrating the little wins here), here are some of my favorite yoga-related blog posts I’ve written, deep from within the archives… I used to write a LOT about yoga…ok, in fact, I was downright obsessed with yoga for awhile. Time to bring it back, kiddos!!!
A few yoga-related blogs I’ve written:
Why Yin Yoga Should Be Mandatory For All Humans
Why I Went To Coed Naked Yoga Class
Seane Corn: Yoga For A Broken Heart
12 Quotes Worth Sharing From Wanderlust
You’re Living Your Dream, Don’t Miss It
Mark Whitwell: Get Intimate With Life
Bryan Kest: Gentleness is Powerful
Ok, hopefully reading some of this inspires you to break out your yoga mat from the closet, unroll it, shake off the dust, and reconnect with yourself…
I’m with you.
Jenny
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