It is true what they say about the benefits of yoga: it does more for the spirit than any other workout. And I'm a runner as well as an avid spinner; yet an inflexible yogi. I praise this mind-body-spirit workout for the mental breakthroughs I receive as a result of it.
I've been practicing yoga in some form for 10 years. It started when I lived in Providence and began taking Hot- Yoga. I then moved to NY and discovered (and became addicted to) Bikram Yoga (the original Hot Yoga). When I moved to London I became enamoured with Ashtanga yoga- which is a high- intensity, almost cardio yoga. Admittedly, Ashtanga proved to be the most difficult for me because I move through my practise slower than this yoga demands. But I kept at it- twice per week.
I'd like to get to the point where I can take yoga 6 days a week. In fact, I would like yoga to be my primary workout, above both spinning and running. But I'm not interested in teaching it. I get such a wonderful benefit just by being a practitioner, I wouldn't want to lose that.
I've also promised to keep a commitment I made last year.
It is my goal to spend every day of my birthday month (July) practicing yoga. I challenged myself to do so last year and did yoga for 31 days and am not going to break that cycle...no way, no how!
The peace I get from yoga cannot be compared. I know when I haven't been practicing: I start doubting myself and oddly, thoughts drift to the dark-side more frequently. Yoga allows me to balance this and gently guide that sporadic ego.
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