Outside People
I’m sore and tired from the past two days’ workout, apparently I’m more out of shape than I thought.
Here, let’s take a look at some fit and healthy looking people doing fit and healthy looking things.
Posts Tagged ‘yoga’
Patterns
Did I mention that I’m back at yoga again?
No? Well, I am – I’m actively practising yoga yet again.
I checked out and signed up at a new studio a couple of weeks ago.
This studio is closer and offers a wider range of classes.
The facilities are rather plush; it has a sauna, café, boutique and a lounge with wifi.
I quite enjoy going, although I can’t say I’ve mastered the Chaturanga yet.
Ironically, it’s my mom who led me back to yoga.
For years I’ve been trying to get her to try it.
After her mastectomy she was taught a few poses, and encouraged to join a yoga class for breast cancer survivors.
She did the poses but didn’t join the class.
A few months ago she finally tried a class at the seniors’ centre.
She raved and raved about the class and how good she felt afterwards.
She hooked and hasn’t missed a class since.
Ahhh… this skirt! I call it my yoga skirt, it’s flattering and floaty.
The pattern mixing here is totally zen.
It’s one my most comfortable and fun skirts, I like that I can dress it up for work.
The patterns at the bottom look like Hindu symbols, which reminds me to do yoga.
I got it at a little shop on Commercial Drive – the kind that sells hippie bohemian fashions and burns incense.
The skirt is from the Canadian brand Groggy, and the pattern tights are from Hue, boots are Nine West.
The shirt is from Uniqlo and the wine vest is from Jacob.
Yaa & the yoga DVDs
I took a couple of days off work to get myself centered and rested. I’ve felt a little unbalanced of late, it’s funny because, I claim I abhor the monotony of life yet I come unhinged at the slightest alteration to my rhythm.
I’ve been out for a run only once since the start of the year. It’s not entirely my fault, however, the crazy weather and I share equal blame.
I tried a yoga class last year which I really liked, I haven’t made it back since because the timing doesn’t work for me; so I got this 
and a host of others DVDs and I’ve become slightly possessed.
I’ve been doing them religiously morning and night, as if to make up for the fact that I’m not out there running anymore. I even changed my waking-up schedule just so I can get a workout in before I leave for work in the mornings. I’m not even sure I like them or they’re any good. I just know that I have to do them, maybe I’m bored and it’s there. I probably should try sex or masturbate to wean myself off this craziness.
I turned the living room upside down to make room for my mat and it’s all I seem to do, I go home, do it for hours, got to sleep, wake up a few hours later and I’m at it again.
Thoughts of my yoga DVDs started creeping up at work; this is when I realized I needed help.
The best way to end a harmful habit is to understand the origins of said habit, in my case, where was my bizarre addiction these yoga DVDs coming from? I came up with the weather, my guilt for not exercising and the fact that I’m anal retentive.
This little incident also made me realize how much running has become a part of what keeps me sane, I keep at those DVDs is because I keep hoping to get that buzz I get from running.
I always maintained that I’m not one of those people that LOVE to run, I felt I tolerated it, this incident has showed me otherwise, I may not love running, I just need to run occasionally for my sanity.
I haven’t even been running that much lately, in fact I’ve been down right slacking for a year or so. My extra snug clothes attest to that.
I have a little prayer; that tomorrow the skies will clear up. Oh and also I miss the sun!
Here’s a picture to remember sunny days by!
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