Day 7 was another great day! Had some trouble with some of the balancing poses today, that I didn't have problems with any other day. We learned that as we go on in our practice, we are not always going to have great days. Some days will be harder than others with our bodies just not as cooperative as usual. Some days will also be way better than others where each pose will flow fluidly and flexibility will be at it's max. This is why we should approach each day of our practice with no expectations. Clear our mind, focus on breathing and let each session take us where it may. Bringing this thought into our everyday lives also helps us create a less anxious way of living. I have found, after only 7 days, my mind is changing along with my body. I have become more methodical in my approach to daily tasks instead of running around crazy doing 4 things and not finishing any of them. I move a little slower – big thing for a type A like me. I find myself putting more thought into things before I proceed with them.
Physically, it's amazing to come home from each day of rigorous exercise and not feel sore in any way. I feel taller, leaner, and more flexible. Another big physical change is a tricep injury I have been nursing since summer. In my weekly yoga classes it was painful to hold my left arm out shoulder level and it would hurt doing any kind of squeezing activity. Today when squeezed the mop while washing the floor, I was amazed I barely felt the injury. This only after 7 days.
Bikram yoga is amazing. Today we were told if you want to change your body, do it thirty days, if you want to change your mind, do it 60 days, and if you want to change your life, do it 180 days. I now truly believe this and cannot wait to see the journey hot yoga is going to take my mind, body, an spirit on. I am really considering giving up the gym membership for the first time in ten years. Bikram has way more to offer me as a total person.
So today, as I expect nothing, another day goes by, and….I have written.
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