Trying to Relax

I struggle with the idea of relaxing a lot of the time. This morning, during my Miracle Morning routine, I felt frantic, like I just needed to do more in every aspect of my life. Do I need to do better in many ways? Yes. I don't remember feeling that consumed by it in a long time, though. It took me longer than usual to get through my routine because I felt that I needed to do more or something else with my time. 

When I got to the exercise portion (I do this at the end), I felt like I needed to do a longer yoga session. There was a 30 minute flow that I cut short last week because I needed to get ready for work that I wanted to do to the end. I searched my history in Apple Fitness+ and easily found it. I was already feeling better knowing I was putting thought into action. 

As I started this yoga session, I set the intention to feel relaxed. I went through each move to the best of my ability. The middle part was difficult, but I felt accomplished when I could bring myself through it. The last 10 minutes were stretches I needed very badly and was able to relax into each one. In the end I felt...RELAXED! I needed that so bad. I am so thankful to have been lead to this workout!

Yoga

People often say that they like, or even love, yoga. I couldn’t figure out why for a long time. I tried many different times. When my kids were little, I had an AM/PM in bed yoga CD and didn’t get the point. I figured it just wasn’t for me. Several years later, I bought a set of yoga CDs after a friend talked me into trying it again. I liked it for a bit, but couldn’t get into it completely because I didn’t like to stretch. Then, when I was starting to run, I heard of a YouTube channel that had yoga for runners. I liked it ok, but still wasn’t big on the long stretches. I just figured I would not never like it. 

When I started the Miracle Morning, I needed a form of exercise that would help me wake up in the morning and didn’t want to need to put on a bra. I settled on trying yoga again using Apple Fitness+. Since then, I have been doing yoga most mornings. I like the variety I have found through this app, and doing it for only 10 minutes is good for me. It is a good way to wake up, and I can feel myself getting stronger. Knowing that I can just take a walk around the block instead if I choose seems to help, too. I love knowing that I am in control of this aspect of my life.