October 28, 2020
I was really good for a few months to do daily practice of some sort. Could be meditation, asana practice, pranayama or just read some of the texts I have. I would tell my husband that I need some time alone and then go lock myself into either the “Fanny Room” (our workout room upstairs) or the bedroom. I would roll out my mat or throw a pillow on the floor to sit on and then decide in that moment what I wanted to do.
Then I had a few days when I didn’t do any of it, and even if it was only a few days, my new habit of practice every day was gone. And to be honest, it has been tough to go back to be as disciplined again. Or, ok, since April this year I have been writing in my gratitude app every night and finish every day with a 3 or 5 minute meditation before sleep, but that’s a habit on it’s own. But the other daily practice that I had built a habit of, been kinda proud of myself for, the commitment to myself, that’s what I’m talking about.
It’s all about discipline and commitment. Just do it. You’ll never regret taking time for yourself.
Daily practice doesn’t have to mean that you do advanced poses every day, it can mean you’re taking minutes to sit with closed eyes to focus on your breathing, or to take a moment to check in with yourself and where you’re at that day, maybe you’ll go for a meditation walk around your neighborhood, it can mean you lie in child’s pose and then switch over to savasana, or it can mean you spend hours practicing asanas like there’s no tomorrow.
It doesn’t matter. Just show up for yourself. To spend time with yourself, to take care of yourself isn’t selfish. Show yourself some love♡