I M Perfect lady

It is day six and I once again I pushed this body out of bed, put on my yoga clothes and began.  There were no aches and pains as I began.

I had slept much better last night, so I felt awake and aware, but yet my mind kept wandering, like it wasn’t interested in yoga, and it led me everywhere.

Everywhere but doing yoga!

There I was in the middle of a pose, and not paying attention.  It was funny in a not so funny way.

I remember when I first did this yoga many years ago; I would close my eyes in the floor postures just to stay focused on the yoga and my body.  And I had to have the volume up high to drowned out my thoughts. 

So, today I did both.  I am sure Bikram would not approve, but I had a blind friend who did this yoga, and so I thought, what is the difference if I close my eyes.

Everyday there seems to be a new ‘enemy’ or thing that wants to get ahead of the intention of doing yoga.

As I lay on the floor with the yoga completed, I felt like I had stolen something from the nagging laziness.  That I had gotten ahead of the day even and took my piece first, before it could overwhelm me with all its needs.

One of my yoga buddies talked about carving out a piece of her day for yoga, to make the time.  What I am thinking is all we have to do is steal it ahead of time.

To jump in before the day gets busy and life pulls us on, to wake before the day awakes. 

When I can begin moving before my old habits stumble awake, before they are even aware, I am in my yoga clothes standing on the mat.

Today they tried to play with me while in yoga, but I was just as determined to do whatever it took to stay with the yoga, with eyes closed and Bikram speaking loudly in my ears, I took the first 90 minutes!