Comments on: When Did You Decide to Begin Your Yoga Practice – And Why? http://www.yogaflavoredlife.com/inspiration/when-did-you-decide-begin-your-yoga-practice-and-why.html Bite-Sized Bits of Yoga Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:23:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Charlotte Bradley http://www.yogaflavoredlife.com/inspiration/when-did-you-decide-begin-your-yoga-practice-and-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-1265 Charlotte Bradley Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:29:17 +0000 http://www.yogaflavoredlife.com/?p=220#comment-1265 I think a lot of people find yoga when they are injured or for some reason can't participate in their usual physical activities. It was similar for me - knee injury. I returned to karate too soon after the birth of my twins and although my mind totally craved it, my body was not ready! But like you, I found so much more and now the physical benefits are only one part of it for me. Heh heh!!! "Blessed avalance" - what a perfect descriptor for life with kids - especially the first couple of years! Thank goodness for yoga ;) I think a lot of people find yoga when they are injured or for some reason can’t participate in their usual physical activities. It was similar for me – knee injury. I returned to karate too soon after the birth of my twins and although my mind totally craved it, my body was not ready! But like you, I found so much more and now the physical benefits are only one part of it for me.

Heh heh!!! “Blessed avalance” – what a perfect descriptor for life with kids – especially the first couple of years! Thank goodness for yoga ;)

]]> By: Jenn http://www.yogaflavoredlife.com/inspiration/when-did-you-decide-begin-your-yoga-practice-and-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-1262 Jenn Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:48:19 +0000 http://www.yogaflavoredlife.com/?p=220#comment-1262 Thanks for opening the discussion--- sorry I'm joining so late! My yoga journey began nearly 12 years ago, following the birth of child 1 (I now have 2). A difficult pregnancy prevented me from maintaining my usual exercise regime, and I was looking to ease into something slowly. When my mom lent me her VHS box set of Yoga Journal’s “Yoga Practice Series," I became hooked immediately. I liked the convenience of not having to leave the house to workout, plus it felt great. But what I really loved was my newfound sense of calm, which was particularly important as I struggled to manage the “blessed avalanche” that is sometimes new motherhood. Yoga helps me not only physically, but also helps me to maintain a healthy perspective, and screen out the petty distractions of a “monkey mind.” Thanks for opening the discussion— sorry I’m joining so late!

My yoga journey began nearly 12 years ago, following the birth of child 1 (I now have 2). A difficult pregnancy prevented me from maintaining my usual exercise regime, and I was looking to ease into something slowly.

When my mom lent me her VHS box set of Yoga Journal’s “Yoga Practice Series,” I became hooked immediately. I liked the convenience of not having to leave the house to workout, plus it felt great. But what I really loved was my newfound sense of calm, which was particularly important as I struggled to manage the “blessed avalanche” that is sometimes new motherhood.

Yoga helps me not only physically, but also helps me to maintain a healthy perspective, and screen out the petty distractions of a “monkey mind.”

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