Recommiting to Yoga

Predictably, I did not make it through the entire thirty days of yago. Though I actually did pretty well, all things considered. I made it fourteen days into the challenge, and the only day I missed was one on which I was not home long enough to do yoga. 

But then Thanksgiving happened. I was being too optimistic in thinking that I'd find a time and place to do yoga while surrounded by family and wine. Oh well. After I got home, I was planning to jump back in. But a few 12-hour work days got in the way of that. I was too exhausted to even think about yoga. Then again, part of the exhaustion was from my stress-fueled insomnia. I was maybe sleeping 6 hours a night, and I'm sure that if I'd managed to do some yoga, I'd have been relaxed enough to actually fall asleep. It's a vicious cycle.

So now I'm back to it. I decided to start back at the beginning of the 30 day cycle i was watching, rather than pick back up with day 15. This way it'll be a little easier to track that progress this time around.

I also like that I can already tell that a few things are coming easier. I still struggle mightily with downward dog. I think my biggest problem is that I have no idea how to modify it so that I can improve. But I've noticed improvments in other areas. I can touch my toes occasionally. I can hold lunges a little longer. It's heartening to see these little improvements. And with no travel in the foreseeable future, I ought to be able to make it through all 30 days.