30 Days of Summer Yoga-Day 13

​​Day 13.  Take 2.

My computer crashed just as I was about to post today's blog post and I lost everything but the picture.

I was not amused.

I am smack dab in the middle of this yoga marathon where I double my work load, teaching 14 classes per week instead of 7.  Not to mention the time I spend on these posts and advertising the event.  Without a day off in between. I was tired. It was Friday evening.  I wanted to be finished.

Usually, I love every minute of it.  These classes are part of my own practice off the mat, and something that I absolutely am choosing to do. I want to learn everything I can about communicating effectively, both in my teachings and in these posts.  This is where I practice that.  I want to see people getting healthier and stronger, and that's happening, too.  I am offering my version of world peace with every class I teach.

Yet, for about 10 minutes, I was completely DONE.  I was taking the computer crashing as a sign to turn it off and turn on Netflix.  

From experience, I recognized the signs of one of my oldest patterns...quitting when a problem comes up.  Walking away and changing the subject, maybe coming back to it tomorrow, maybe not.  Maybe Day 13 just didn't get written about.  Who would notice?

Through trial and error, I've learned what to do when I want to quit.  I allow myself to walk away long enough to take some deep breaths. This time I also pressed my hands to my sternum, releasing oxytocin* in my body.  This allowed my boyfriends calming words to sink in.  He reminded that I am mainly writing these posts for myself as a journal of sorts, that it's just a fun thing to do.  He also gave me the idea to use the crash as part of the story.  Thanks, baby xoxo

My original post for today included ten reasons why you should try out my classes. After my computer crashed, I offer you one reason: RESILIENCE 

​Weather-65 & Sunny
Students 15, 13 mat, 2 chair
Organization-WAWM Champion For A Child
Money Raised-$75.63

​See you tomorrow!!

Yoga teaches resilience.  It teaches you how to roll with the punches.  To try again. It helps you stop caring about what others are doing, or what they are thinking about you.  

It reduces the drama in your life immeasurably. Especially if you tend to create that drama yourself. :D

But you have to show up.  You have to put in the work.  You have to be honest with yourself and admit you aren't perfect :D

*Oxytocin is known as the "feel-good" hormone and is released when we hug someone.  If you don't feel like  being touched, or don't have someone to hug, press your hands to your sternum or cross your arms tightly over your chest for a minute or more to give the hormone a chance to release. This will induce a sense of calm, especially the more you practice it*