Yes, I have changed the title of my posts. I feel like the 30-Day Challenge should be more of a Jouney than a Challenge. Why? Because I don't feel that my yoga practice should be a challenge. My yoga practice should be a part of my life. My life is a journey...I accept my life in stride and I accept what comes my way throughout my journey through life. I feel that 30 straight days of personal yoga asana practice is a personal journey because I am travelling on my mat daily - accepting what comes my way on my mat.
Today I tripped and fell as I was running across the street to make it to the other side before the flashing hand stopped flashing. I hurt the palms of my hands, I hurt my knees, I ripped my pants and got mud all over my coat...but most of all, I hurt my EGO. What a lesson that was! My ego tells me on a daily basis that I am the most graceful speed-walker on my daily walk from the parkade to the office and back. Today, I learned that I cannot be attached to the idea that I am always a graceful speed-walker.
I took that lesson to my mat during today's practice. I didn't push too hard during class. I went about 90% of the way during the asanas, and I still felt like it was a great practice. I don't have to be the most graceful yogi in class.
I also learned humility and compassion for myself. I tend feel compassion for others when they are suffering, but hardly ever for myself. I am quite hard on myself. But today, I learned that if I am hurting (like my bruised hands, knees and ego), I need to be gentle with myself and to take it easy - this is what I tell my students to do all the time...guess it's time I listened to my own advice.
Day 3 of this 30 day journey has been a day of lessons. And I hope that the lessons continue.
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Mmmmm - I liked that change of titles - the 30-day yoga journey has such a better ring to it.
ReplyDeleteAnd ultimately the idea is just to practice everyday - and that's a challenge, yes, but eventually it just comes to a point where it is part of your life...the "journey" titles sounds way more inline with this idea.