Journey of a Reluctant Yogi

A big thank you to John Muldoon for asking me to guest post on his blog Monthly Experiments, a site dedicated to building a better lifestyle by taking on a new personal challenge every month.  

If you missed Part 1, check out From Burnout to Bakasana: 38 Days of Yoga.  If you missed Part 2, check out Progress Over Perfection: 27 Days of Yoga & Counting.

Here’s Part 3 of 3.

Journey of a Reluctant Yogi 

You know you love yourself by the commitments you are willing to make and keep.

Photo Credit: Libby Murfey

I set out to do 38 days of yoga.  I didn’t go to class everyday, but I did do 38 days of yoga.

Yoga isn’t about the awesome arms (which you get) or the cool clothes or the weird lingo.  Yoga isn’t even about getting to class.

It is about being present, being intentional, being aware.  At least that is what yoga is to me.

When I started this challenge I was militant and then I realized that was the opposite of what I was trying to accomplish.  Judgement is the opposite of yoga.   

Check out my guest post on Monthly Experiments to read about how I committed to 38 days of yoga … 38 days of self-love … 38 days to change.

Progress Over Perfection: 27 Days of Yoga & Counting

A big thank you to John Muldoon for asking me to guest post on his blog Monthly Experiments, a site dedicated to building a better lifestyle by taking on a new personal challenge every month.  

If you missed Part 1, check out From Burnout to Bakasana: 38 Days of Yoga.  Here’s Part 2 of 3.

Progress Over Perfection: 27 Days of Yoga & Counting

Originally, I thought this challenge would be hard and things would get easier.  I was wrong.

It was a roller coaster of change and I had to come as I was each day as if it were my first class.

Confession: There were some days where getting to class just wasn’t possible.  Sure, I could have made it to the studio, but at what cost?

 

Check out my guest post on Monthly Experiments to read about how I committed to 38 days of yoga … 38 days of self-love … 38 days to change.

From Burnout to Bakasana: 38 Days of Yoga

A big thank you to John Muldoon for asking me to guest post on his blog Monthly Experiments, a site dedicated to building a better lifestyle by taking on a new personal challenge every month.  

Overworked.
Overwhelmed.
Overtired.
Over committed.
Burnout.

This was the wall I hit before I was ready to admit that something needed to change.  Something by the way was me.

Check out my guest post on Monthly Experiments to read about how I committed to 38 days of yoga … 38 days of self-love … 38 days to change.

Yoga: A Lesson in Marketing

Photo Credit: Tom Lee

I’ve dabbled in my fair share of downward dogs, but getting my butt to yoga is more of an emotional hurdle than a logistical one.

Sound like your marketing?  An emotional chore and somewhat inconsistent.

Regardless of whether you prefer Vinyasa Flow or Bikram … Social Media or Traditional Marketing, here are a few things you can learn from some challenging yet oh-so-simple yoga poses.

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