🌱Plant Powered Yogi🌱

40 days into my yoga journey and it’s much tougher than I thought it would be.

I started this with the intention of keeping a track of my yoga progress as something to look back on to see what improvements I have made.

In reality I’ve been struggling to get myself on a mat and do a yoga practice, even something as little as a 10 minute flow. It’s becoming more of a mental health diary and checking in to see how I’m feeling.

I’ve been at war with myself lately and haven’t had the motivation to look after myself. Yoga is something I love to do and see it as a part of my self care but I keep feeling like I’m stuck in a rut.

I took up yoga to become more body positve and to learn to listen to myself and look after my body as a way of healing. It has helped me a lot and I am thankful that my journey has gotten me this far.

I do however still have a long way to go.

Never forget that you are loved and you are worthy.

Day 18/365 - Headstand practice

Christmas themed headstand log!

I’m incredibly happy with the improvement of my headstands and my ability and form for them is constantly evolving and getting better with every practice. However this month has proven to be challenging mentally:

Being able to fit a practice in everyday this month has been a struggle.

It’s been a very stressful month for myself and finding time for me has been pretty difficult.

Despite life’s stresses it has also been a fantastic month and loved every minute of being home and spending Christmas with my family.

However trying to juggle work, my social life and university assignments, having some me time has proven to be almost impossible.

Not doing yoga everyday makes me feel like I’m failing in it, as if I’m not committed enough to my practice and I should try harder. I know this is not the case and need to remind myself that this is a journey; there are ups and downs and there is no finishing line. Whether it takes 3 years to learn a pose or 3 months, it’s the journey it has taken you to get there that matters, not the ability to do a pose.

Yoga is there to make you feel something (or nothing maybe the practice it meant to make you switch off) it doesn’t matter, there’s no right or wrong and there’s not one way or path to follow in yoga. It is there to make it your own.

May you find your happiness in your practice and always remember to never be too hard on yourself.

Been super super busy with work as any retail worker goer will know, Christmas is a hectic time!

As a result my practice haven’t been as long as usual which I can’t help but feel disappointed in, however it’s important to listen to your body and know when it’s tired and in need of a rest.

The past couple of days my minds been absent but my yoga flows have been helping to settle my thoughts.

Moving between my student house and home town always unsettles me and it’s taking me longer to settle in this time. But I need to remember that you just need to be super gentle with yourself, when you’re not feeling yourself.

First ever attempt of a handstand! With the sofa as a support of course.

There’s a lot that needs to be worked on but I’m happy with this as a first try ☺️ I’m wanting to start keeping a video diary of my practices so I can see my yoga progress.

For 2019 I want to work harder on my inversions and flexibility, as well as finding peace with my body 🙏

Today I have decided to start a sort of ‘yoga diary’ to keep track of both my physical and mental progression on my yoga journey.

I have been doing yoga for over a year now but want to start advancing, not only technique and form, but my mentality with the connection yoga allows you to have with your body.

If you too are on your yoga journey then please let me know! Or if you are wanting to start than yours then come and join me and we can pursues our yoga journeys together ☺️