I guess the best place to start with this blog is at the very beginning, before yoga. Before I started yoga I was incredibly anxious and high strung. If you had asked anyone in my life about me they probably would have told you I needed a chill pill. I worked long weeks, worried about everything, and was always on the go. Exercise was something I hated and junk food was my go to for sustenance. I drank several cans of soda a day because I needed the caffeine to keep myself moving. I never drank water. I wasn't happy and my stress levels were through the roof.
One day one of my co-workers was talking about the yoga class she had been attending and how much it helped her. She loved the class. She offered a ride if anyone wanted to go with and try it out. Well I was in a new position at work and wanted to get to know my co-workers better so I said I would go. Little did I know this would be a huge turning point for me.
My love of yoga didn't begin right away. I enjoyed the class and went once a week at first. There were a few months where I didn't go at all. When I came back to yoga, I had a few new resources and fell in love with more than just the poses. I started diving deeper into the thinking behind the practices. The more I did yoga, the more I focused on the fundamentals behind yoga, the more I fell in love with the life. More importantly, my whole attitude about yoga changed my life. I became calmer, less stressed, my life was more balanced. If yoga has done anything it has helped me relax and be grateful for where I am in my life.
This blog is meant to chronicle my journey and share my love of yoga. I have been doing yoga for less than a year and it has changed so much already. I can't imagine where it will take me from here.
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