Thursday, January 14, 2010

Love

So I mentioned in my last post that my new found love- obsession- just gotta do it; is moksha yoga. I love the way it helps my poor battered back feel strong and healthy. I LOVE the dripping sweat it gives me, and I love how amazingly strong I feel when I finish a class. But the thing I love most is that moksha makes me WANT to exercise.
I know how important exercise is; especially when you have an injury. I also know first hand how hard it is to actually get physical when the spark is gone from your routine. It is for that reason moksha is my heaven sent. I've been to class 4 days so far this week; with another class scheduled for today. I have actually gotten upset on the few days I couldn't go because I am enjoying myself so much. My husband even tried to get me to skip a day so we could do anything that involved him (he declined the invitation to join me.). I said "after my class."
This experience just reinforces the knowledge that you have to make fitness #1 fun and #2 time for it. I WANT to go to my classes; it makes me happy. Because I'm happy I schedule time into my day to go. Even the small inconvenience of having to run home after class for a much needed shower doesn't bother me. Yes, I shower after other workouts, but there is no stopping for milk when you look like you took a bath in your clothes.
It was a fluke I found this type of yoga. I wanted to stretch, love the sweat of Bikram, but that class is just too intense for me at the moment. So I said what the heck and tried the moksha.
The point of all my rambling is; you never know what you will love to do unless you step outside your comfort zone and try. You never know what you will find.