Between orientation for school, studying for this awful menu test and my first day of school, I have been pretty busy. In the midst of all that has been going on the last couple of days, I did manage to make it to a 90 minute hot yoga class. It was horrible! This was the first time I have gone to a 90 minute yoga class in over a year and to top it off I was dehydrated before even going in. I knew I needed to drink more water but I didn’t realize how badly it would affect me during the practice. I sat in child’s pose for about 5 different asanas and even stepped out of the room at one point to cool down and recollect myself. I made it through the class but felt immediately light-headed and queasy. The ride home was almost as if I was intoxicated and I felt unsafe driving, but luckily we live only 2 miles from the yoga studio. When I got home, I filled up my water bottle and jumped in the shower. The dizziness got worse. I relaxed on the couch the rest of the night, unable to focus on anything else and ended up in bed with a headache and still dizzy. Thank goodness I woke up today with no headache and the dizziness subsided. Today was the first day of school and I know that I am where I am supposed to be. I am so vibrant, happy and open in their learning environment. My peers are great and like-minded individuals with so much to offer. I can’t wait for this school year to unfold :).
One thing that I am now trying to establish in my life is a routine. Once I get a feel for how this school thing and job thing are going to affect me, I can implement yoga comfortably in my life rather than forcing it in when I have a minute to catch my breath. I have a busy week ahead of me and am somewhat excited for the new changes that are unfolding in my life. I know this change will affect me mentally and physically so if I am a bit sporadic with my posts, I apologize. I will give it my best to provide new recipe posts and to keep things interesting but for today I’m going to take it easy. I still have some major food studying to do and some cleaning to get done. I hope everyone is enjoying their week! 🙂
exactly the same way i feel about finding a way to add more yoga into my life for my personal enjoyment instead of feeling i have to, or just for when i teach. routines used to scare me..i always loved the idea of spontaneity, but uno what, it didn’t work to well lol. the method u described is precisely what seems to be working best for me right now, but it feels hard to maintain in some way. i feel myself always trying to break it lol eeek.
xoxo
I can relate to you for sure. It seems like the work, school and studying aren’t necessecarily the “hard” part of life, it’s implementing all of them into a sequential flow that’s WORKS best for your lifestyle. It’s hard for me to have no down time for myself since I’ve been spoiled with nothing but that time. I’m hopeful though, that with a little patience and a redirection of my energy, it will all fall into place. I have the same feeling that all will do the same for you in your life as well ;).
Thanks for stopping by!
Good luck with the routine, school and yoga, it will all work out 🙂
btw thank you ever so much for sharing your views on religion on my church post. it was amazing to hear your story and how you’ve incorporated faith in your life today, and in your own personal way that fulfills you. so inspiring. so honest. so beautiful. thank you so much love!
The pleasure was all mine Kelsey! 🙂