March Mindfullness
t has been a long time since I've had the time to sit with my laptop and focus on my recipes. It's also been a long time since I've had the time to really focus on myself. Since the New Year I have started a full-time job and am now just coming up for air and ready to add yoga back into my life. Here's the thing, I been practicing yoga for a very long time - over 15 years but it was only the past 2/3 years did I really start to explore to world of yoga and apply the lessons of yoga to my life. Some days are of course better than others... like the day I yelled profanities at the guy who slammed into me on the sidewalk while chatting on his cell phone and didn't even bother to stop to say sorry, yea, that day, I was not really living the "yoga" life... although you could also make the argument that it was just my karma that caused him to slam into me, thus his karma for me to yell at him for slamming into me but then we are getting into some trippy territory. I digress.
When I became pregnant with Ally, Doug and I agreed that I would stop working for the moment to give me time to "nest", raise our son and focus on my yoga aspirations. When Ally was 6 months old I started my Yoga Teacher Training course and it completely changed my life. As I said, I have been practicing for many years but it was not until the teacher training that I began to grasp the concept of yoga. But, at the time I was not working a formal 9 to 5 so I had more time to dedicate to my yoga practice, far less stress and mingled with other yogi's and loved ones so less conflict or stressful situations. Now, I encounter several people I wish I wouldn't everyday (mainly on the subway), have stresses of a formal 9-5 job and still need to fulfill my home responsibilities, pay attention to my husband and raise a toddler. As daunting as it can feel to add my practice to the mix, now is the time more than ever.
My brilliant yoga teacher recently posted some wisdom, "We are without limits". It's a reminder that we are not this body, we are not this mind, we are not these emotions. We are so much more. A great big NAMASTE to Brittanie because she reminded me that my practice is important. So, in light of that I am beginning "March Mindfulness" to bring yoga back into my life.
March Mindfulness is not just about holding myself accountable to a daily yoga and meditation practice and mindful eating but also to try to see myself in others better... so I don't want to yell at the guy on the sidewalk. :)
