Carolyn’s 21 Day Challenge

 

I’m committing to a 21 day sunrise yoga at Alley Cat. Sunrise is the operative word; 6:00 a.m-7:15 a.m.

Day 1

Woke up through out the night. Much like the sleep before an early morning departure, afraid I’m going to miss my flight 🙁

5:35 a.m., alarm goes off. I hear a thunderstorm rolling in. UGH. Up and adam!

Day 2

It’s raining on the way to yoga. It would have been a nice day to sleep in. Stomach muscles and arms feel a little sore. It’s the good sore.

Day 3

My first thought when my alarm went off. ‘I’m over this!’  Than grabbed my phone and checked the primary election results. A person I had meet once and found to be a strong candidate, had lost. I noticed I had strong empathy for that person through out the yoga session.

The 3 pillars of yoga are the pose, breathing and being present. I wrestled with all three today. I struggled to be present and felt bad for the loosing candidate.  It was painful and annoying.

Day 4

I did not go to class. Stayed out late. Normally I would’ve pushed through because I made a commitment. It’s nice to be older and wiser now and be comfortable saying, “It’s just not the best thing for me today.”

Day 6

I stayed up past my bedtime.  I love early mornings when I go to bed on time. I’m dragging.

Day 7

Sunday we practice the Heart Meditation. There are different position that are repeated. The point is releasing what needs to be released and bringing in what you want.  Each person’s choices are different. This is what I chose.

Front (future)-release fear, bring in love. Side (current day)-release circumstances and bring in opportunity. Back (past)- release unhealthy relationships from the past and bring back past healthy relationships. Lovely!