Doctor's Visit Put a Kink in My Plans

So...I've had to take several days off thanks to a visit to the doctor's office (nothing serious- just a routine procedure, but unfortunately I have some stitches I have to be careful with). Stitches come out Thursday morning and then I'll be back in business! Actually, might make an attempt to do yoga tonight at home. Elizabeth's going to the studio without me, and I'm very tempted to go, but I'd hate to get all the way to Brookline and then realize I can't do yoga without ripping my stitches out.

Wish me luck tonight!

I absolutely want to commit to my 31 Days of Power Yoga, so I'm debating doubling up on weekend days to make up for my missed days. Thoughts? Another option I'm considering is doing regular yoga (but not necessarily every day) up until my birthday on March 28th, and then starting 31 Days of Power Yoga on my birthday. That would be equally symbolic- doing yoga for the first 31 days of being an old lady ;)

Seated Pigeon Pose!

Day 2- Tuesdays will be easy for me since I already have yoga scheduled on my calendar. I meet my friend Elizabeth every Tuesday night at the Brookline Baptiste studio for 5:45 class.

I was really excited about tonight since I'm so motivated about my 31 days of yoga. It was a great class, but it was a killer! We did a series of poses that worked just our legs and by the time we got to seated pigeon my endurance was waning. There were 2 times I had to briefly put my knee down in the pose to rest for a minute. Of course I was hard on myself because I never cut a pose short- I always push through and try to focus on the positives. And the instructors always say not to beat yourself up over taking modifications or taking a break, so I did just that and stayed positive throughout the rest of class.

I'm looking forward to Day 3 and the rest of the month! I can't wait to see the transformation in my practice and in my body too.