I really liked practice this week. The more we do, even though I don’t get much better, I improve just enough to make me wonder what would happen if I really kept up the practice. I can’t really imagine myself being super flexible, simply because I’ve never experienced the feeling, but how cool would it be if that actually happened?! With every class that seems less and less impossible. I think it was when we were practicing the groin stretches where you try to touch you head to the ground when Dr. Schultz suggested if some of us practiced everyday, we would be able to do the full stretch in just a few short weeks. Obviously, I was not included in that group; however, it got me really thinking about how much progress I could make in two weeks. Trying to do a lot of different yoga poses daily seems daunting, but if I just picked one or two to focus on and really make a commitment to spend 10 minutes with every day, I think the results would be impressive. Any sort of exercise is such a mind game. You begin to think about how much work it is and how much time it will take to get done, and then you let your mind wander. You say to yourself, “then I have to shower, and I have to figure out when to eat, and I’d have to change clothes” etc. etc. etc. Eventually, you come up with enough excuses to not even try. Two stretches. Ten minutes. I can do that.
"The more we do, even though I don’t get much better, I improve just enough to make me wonder what would happen if I really kept up the practice...Two stretches. Ten minutes. I can do that."
ReplyDeleteI loved this! It is so encouraging to think about what we could accomplish if we dedicated the time to it. I know that I have trouble getting past all of the excuses also. That's why I liked that last line so much. It's kind of a mantra that I could say to myself to motivate myself in the mornings.