I'm considering trying to do at least 10 minutes of yoga every day for 100 days. I've been drawn to the "One hundred days of yoga" idea since I first thought of it a few years ago.
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I'm REALLY not good at stuff like this. Projects requiring chronic attention. But, so much of life benefits from being consistent*.
I really want yoga to a regular part of my life, again. I'm so much healthier and happier when it is. And migraines just don't happen. And heaven knows Bear is in favor of it (calms the flighty creature he married).
And I just heard of someone who did 365 days of exercise, and credited the fact that her requirements was only 10 minutes, so even if you feel awful, you can squeak out 10.
So, hm. Considering I typed YOGA in every day of my iCal calendar starting today, I guess I've declared it. We'll see.
Oh, and if you want motivation re: exercising every day? Check this woman out. Closing in on 100, she does one HOUR of yoga every a.m. and walks 30 minutes BEFORE SHE EATS BREAKFAST! She looks and sounds a-MA-zing. Totally my new hero.
We are animals, and humans specifically were designed to move. A lot.
(click on this pup for a much better gander)
I think that's why landscapes like this make me want to walk across them. The horizon beckons.
I'm thinkin' we would benefit from obeying that impulse more often--and regularly presenting ourselves with those opportunities.
Go ahead, be a human.
I bet it feels good. =)
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P.S. Days later: Today is day 11. I've done yoga every day for the last 10 days. So far, so good.
* Merriam-Webster definition of consistent is very cool: "marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity : free from variation or contradiction"
