A clumsy horse I am

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#1

Yoga is so pretty to watch. I’ve watched and day dreamed enough to give it a try. My weenie dog barks and my son laughs. It’s quite a new adventure in our home. I’m 43 years old and maybe my best years are behind me but this is something I really want for myself.

I’ve searched and found a class in my area that will fit my work schedule. I put off going each week. I guess I just want to get a little better first. I am a bit clumsy and maybe the least graceful newbie ever. For now, I just pretty much take in anything I can find and try videos.

I guess my biggest question is… How much is too much? Can I practice as much as I like? Is it something I can do multiple times a day, or a little thoughout the day here and there?

In time I will get to a class. I love the thoughts of it. For now, I feel much happier out of the public eye.

#2

How much is too much?

It will depend on your physical condition. I have an instructor that teaches twenty classes a week. She is 61 years old.

You can practice non stop. Do every movement throughout your daily life with the same amount of awareness as if you were doing yoga.

If you want to practice at home, check out YogaGlo.com. Try a class, you may find the energy and support of the group to propel you in your progress.

#3

Thank you. I look forward to it all :slight_smile:

#4

Hand your son the dog and the lead and send the critics out for a walk.
Put on a motivational Yoga vid, music or well earned silence.
Feel free to express yourself fully and freely without judgment by others or yourself, bringing your own personal grace and freedom of uninhibited expression. There is no clumsy you there is only slow graceful amazing you. Open yourself to the reality that your life until now has been but a prelude to this moment. Be present in this moment. The best years of your life are not behind you, although it sounds like they were great years, the best year of your life is this year, in fact this very moment. Live it.

#5

Thank you for the words of encouragement. They mean a lot. :slight_smile:

#6

Looking past the topsoil of our own living, we ALL have clumsiness. Some of the clumsiness is external, blatant, and obvious. It is stepping on or tripping over ourselves.

Some of that clumsiness is internal. We stumble over relating to our selves, we stumble over relating to others, we stumble over relating to our planet/environment, cosmos.

We’re all trying to be less clumsy through the process of becoming more aware. If we weren’t clumsy there’d be little need for any yoga at all.