#45 coming soon!

Forty-five has a special meaning today. It's Spring in 45 days!  Awesome, great, yippee. I  love 45!  That's so close and I can feel the warmth of the sun on my skin as this chill exhales out of here.

Now comes the other meaning of that number to me, my birthday!  I have lots to celebrate, most of all great health and overall peace, romantic love and family happiness in my life.  I'd like to say that's due to yoga, but that's not entirely true.  It's been a journey my friends and not always as smooth as I had planned. However, with that journey I have grown as a person; taken a different path when one seemed not fit for me.  I changed my path.  Hear that,  "I" changed my path. I embraced what I felt was right, what was best for me and regardless of any negative comments from the peanut gallery I continued the journey finding what worked. I pushed through challenges, took risks and discovered my way. A journey that will be continuous in life.

Much like the yoga, there are moments on the mat when it's not smooth. The position I reached easily last week is more challenging this week for whatever reason. Maybe I didn't warm up enough or perhaps sitting all day yesterday will take more work for me today.  At times I feel like I am starting over, learning something new each time. How I see it in yoga magazines or demonstrated is not always reflected in my own body. I have learned to adjust, adapt from injury and create my own experience on that mat that is just for ME.  Again, "I" changed that. It was my journey to make what worked for me. I pushed through challenges, took risks and discovered my way.This journey will continue to evolve.

Where is your journey on the mat?  Where can you push through challenges, take risks and discover  your unique practice. Sometimes the journey off the mat starts while on your mat.

Namaste,
Diane