eight days of yoga and feeling fantastic

I don't know how to explain this but I do feel like a different person. Weird but very true. I feel centered calm at peace and something else.......disciplined? I feel like I'm doing something hard and doing it well with a deep sense of satisfaction and honor. What I'm noticing too is that these feelings of calm peace determination and discipline are following me way out side of the hot room. With my daughter being sick (and beyond cranky!) I'm able not to react to her but to just roll with it. She is so tired poor girl and just acting out but I don't find myself growing tense and impatient with her. I also have been less adverse to my chores LOL I'm not procrastinating but actually taking great pleasure in seeing them done and the hard work to do them. This whole thing is amazing I cant wait to see what will develop later on but wow I do feel ...... stronger. You see when I began my practice I used to be very dedicated and work very hard in class. .... Too hard LOL I would forget that yoga is about calm and breath and release and stretch. I would just push and tense and take my work out brain into the hot room PUSH PUSH PUSH HARDER HARDER. I had to connect with the surrender and let the unnecessary tension go. I've learned so much about that effortless effort and how to be calm in pose. The only problem is that there is balance in everything and you can slack off (wink) which I admit recently I was doing. Coming out of surgery and having to modify the poses took away my motivation to do them with my heart. I was just bending breathing and going through the motions. I've been reconnected with the hard work aspect again and finding how to take your pose to the edge and still carry calm body and breath.

After class and breakfast Kaylee and I went to the gym where I did my cardio. I hopped on the elliptical and finished my hour strong and feeling on top. WOW from there I ran a few errands and then headed home for lunch. The sun was out and it was unreal warm so we went for a buggy ride and just enjoyed the afternoon. :)