Week Three and Four of Yoga Month: The End and a New Beginning

Young Woman Relaxing on the Beach

These last two weeks of Yoga Month have flown by as if life were merely a good fiction novel that I didn’t want to end. As I continued to explore the world of yoga on physical level, I found my body feeling leaner, stronger and more flexible. On an emotional level, I felt more relaxed [...]

Week Two of Yoga Month: Recovering from Failure (and Mildred)

MIldred!

The second week of Yoga Month flew by really quickly, too fast in fact, because I only got in two days of my beginner yoga practice. My original plan was to do five days. I find myself sitting down to write this update and wishing I had made some different decisions over the last seven [...]

Week One of Yoga Month: Starting from the Beginning

Yoga Woman Meditating

I’ve completed my first week of yoga! Right now I am feeling pretty empowered and ready to take on week two, but first I thought I would reflect on what I accomplished and learned this past week. Also, I thought I’d share with you what I thought of the Basic Yoga Workout for Dummies videos [...]

Yoga Month: Getting Started with Yoga

Yoga Pose

Yoga Month Starts Today: It’s September 1, 2011 and that means National Yoga Month has officially started! According to Yoga Month the Department of Health & Human Services designated September as National Yoga Month to build awareness of yoga’s health benefits and to inspire people to take responsibility for their own well-being. Well, I’m inspired! [...]