June 21, 2021
Happy International Yoga Day
Last week, I finally rolled out my yoga mat while baby was napping. Super gentle and slow asana practices. I did half an hour on Wednesday and 20 minutes on Thursday. My postpartum appointment is tomorrow so I haven’t got the green light yet so I had to be really careful to not overdo it. I have no idea how my abs are doing, they feel ok but until they have been checked by my doctor I have to take it easy. This postpartum journey is a slow one but I rather take it slow now than regret something later.
My “free time” is overbooked by laundry, cooking, cleaning, maybe a shower and hopefully remember to brush my teeth twice a day and play with the pup….and I’m lucky to have a husband who works from home and helps out, I don’t know how other moms does it.
I don’t get many moments of asana or meditation practice these days but I’ll take what I can get. Even five minutes is enough. But the time I spend feeding my little love gives me time to practice the other parts of yoga and that helps to keep myself a bit grounded.
Yamas and Niyamas are the first two parts of yoga out of the 8 and they should be practiced daily. Asana, aka poses, are important for your body, but we need to also work on our minds and think about how we are around others in the world and how we care for ourselves. These two steps in yoga is not easy ones, that’s why we need to practice every day.
If you can, right this second; step away from your computer or put your phone down, close your eyes and listen to your own breath for a couple of minutes. It will be worth it, I promise🥰