The Yoga Chronicles 11/7/14

Sadly, today was a day without yoga.  I probably snuck in ten poses.  Maybe a total of five minutes or ten.  Tomorrow I shall definitely do it at home due to lack of transportation to the gym.  My plan is to do it immediately after finishing my coffee and breakfast (first htings first!  priorities!)

Sometimes I just wish I had more time to my day.  No, not sometimes.  All the time!  By the time I do what moms do, the day is gone.  And I don't even do close to what moms should do (i.e. clean house?).   I would love to do Yoga EVERY SINGLE DAY.  I would love to sneak in some cardio each day too... swimming?  elliptical?

http://www.bubblews.com/news/9327052-a-yoga-journey-none-nada-zip

Homeschooling, Winning the Lottery, and Avoiding Work

It is just after 1:00pm in my quiet household.  As I just informed the children that it was time to return to our school work, I had to hear the usual sighs, complaints, groans.  They act like they have it so rough, my kids.  They truly think they do which gets a little old.

So my daughter (true to form) started talking about something distracting.  Today's topic of choice:  what would you do if we won 2 billion dollars in the lottery?  I gave her a brief answer.  Of course, she wanted to hold a long conversation.  And yes, I had to stop the conversation because have been extremely unproductive today.

Homeschool can be quite difficult some days, let me tell you!

Yoga would be easier if I were Skinny!

The practice of Yoga is so beneficial to me.  I can tell that after merely two months of doing it.  If only I could lose weight too, I can only imagine how much easier some of the poses would be. 

Example: 

Downward facing dog and plank poses put much of your weight on your arms and shoulders.  Boy, this is tough when you are overweight!  If I weighed fifty pounds less, my arms would be saying "this is a piece of cake." 

Another example:

many poses that require reaching or twisting seem to end up with my boobs in the way!  if they would shrink just a little, I think that could be much easier as well.

Regardless, I'm doing yoga and loving it.

Here's a post I wrote on my other site about Yoga today. 
http://www.bubblews.com/news/9274499-a-yoga-journey-after-a-break

Photo Credit:  my own

Time for Another Tree Photo

I did Yoga today which has become one my favorite pleasures.  (yoga, coffee, wine, and chocolate).  I'm writing posts on another site that are a journal of sorts for my yoga journey.  I hope to eventually feel like a Yoga expert, a guru, a yogi if you will.  Here's the post I wrote today about breathing. 
http://www.bubblews.com/news/9006421-a-yoga-journey-breathing
And btw, we did NOT do tree pose today.  Bummer.  That's my favorite.  We did do Eagle pose which is similar.

My Yoga Experience Today

I have a feeling I may post a lot of tree pictures when I write about Yoga.  Number one, I have a lot of tree photographs because I love the way they look.  Number two, I do enjoy the tree pose.  So hey, it works.  Though now that I think of it, I only did tree pose briefly today.  Perhaps I will do it again later.

I did twenty minutes of yoga at home today.  Here's a post from my other blog explaining why. 
http://www.bubblews.com/news/8981533-a-yoga-journey-i-chose-sleep-over-yoga

Of course, it was not quiet at all with an 8 year old and a 3 year old running around me. 

20 minutes is better than nothing though. 

The Good Stuff: Yoga

I have no photographs of myself practicing yoga.  Perhaps someday.  At this point, there is no way I'd like my chubby little body photographed in all those unusual positions. 

I do however have to say that Yoga definitely falls under the category of "good stuff" in my life these days.  I have to find time to focus on the good.  Sometimes that is so difficult after losing Nolan. 

The other day my husband said that I seemed less than enthusiastic about the prospect of sex that evening.  And I said to him (honestly) that I just don't feel enthusiastic about much these days.  Yoga is changing that though. 

Yoga Observations: Big Busted Women are at a Disadvantage

Here's a little post from my other site about my yoga experience today.

http://www.bubblews.com/news/8941105-yoga-for-the-bosomy-woman