Zen.....

I don't know what it is about Yoga that improves your frame of mind and makes you feel balanced. Maybe it is because of all the stretching - it must release the toxins that build up in your muscles, and at the same time, it must release all those endorphins that make you feel good, but I feel FANTASTIC after 2 short 2o minute sessions. I dug out my old tapes which I had recorded before I ever met Phil, and then I found it on the Oh! Oxygen network at 6:00 a.m. M, T, W, F. I woke up this morning and taped today's show after starting it - but Mackenzie woke up, so I only got about 20 minutes.

Honestly, as out of shape as I am, 20 minutes is a good start. I can't believe how much I really needed that kind of a work out. We've been walking around the neighborhood, but my muscles feel like they are breathing, if that makes any sense at all! I am enjoying my coffee so much more this morning, too. It's just nice to sit and truly be relaxed and centered. This may sound kind of strange, but when I do yoga regularly, the "noise" of my life is replaced or removed and I feel closer to God. Today, I feel closer to God than I have in a long time, and that feels good, too!

I also had recently started feeling a pulling in my back - our 1 year old bed has a huge crater in the middle of it (which they should be fixing for us soon) that has been hurting my back to sleep on. I did my 20 minutes of yoga last night before bed, which really stretched my lower back out. when I laid down in bed, I could feel it stretching even more, and this morning I woke up and it hurt a little less than it did yesterday when I got out of bed. And, when I did the 20 minutes of yoga this morning, I didn't feel the sharp pinging in my back when I was doing some of the stretching moves. So, I am going to do my best to keep this up and you can help keep my accountable.

And, if you want, you can join me and we can do it "together". :)