Getting to Practice
As stated manymanymany times in this blog (and outside it!), it’s not like I wake up every morning to bluebirds & fairies & rainbows, singing about how I love to go to class.
Most of the time, I grumble & rumble & tell myself stories about how I don’t want to go & it’ll be too hard & I’ll be humiliated or get hurt or have an awful time & it’d be much better just to give up & stay home anyway.
These stories are pretty much total bs. It’s not worth the effort to argue with them, or tell alternate stories about how great everything will be. It’s just a matter of not engaging with them at all. Let ‘em complain, let it pass. I ignore them all the way to the studio (or onto the mat) & the awfulness never happens. Sure, some days are better than others, but it always works out & I’m glad to have practiced.
Today I ignored the stories & really had a blast at Lynne’s two hour core vinyasa (Forrest plus whatever else she feels like, including some slow stuff & today, dancing!). Got to practice with two of my favorite peeps, one on either side. All good.
Let’s see how I do with the stories tomorrow. Supposed to snow here overnight…
Tags: Daily Yoga Practice
December 20th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Hey there,
Winter is so tough on my motivation sometimes! But I always tell myself, “You’ve never once regretted doing a yoga practice.” That usually gets me going
December 21st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Very good point!! Thank you for reminding me.