So, as it is almost a new year, I wanted to take some time to blog about one of my goals that I would like to focus on more in order to make a healthier me!
Although I was raised in a very loving, respectful home, I was not one that attended a church or a place of worship regularly. Through the growth of my relationship with my husband, we have learned a lot about each other and ourselves, and how we are happiest in our lives, and in our relationship. Matthew, being raised in a wonderful Catholic family, regularly attend worship, where he used that time to reflect and meditate. For me, my meditation came through reading and solitude during what I dub my 'alone time.' As I was active in sports until the end of high school, I never needed a physical release, but more of a mental one. And as my life has changed over the last decade, I found that I miss the group participation of an activity, as well as I find difficulty in finding 'alone time.'
Matthew was the one that suggested we consider taking up yoga, as an activity that we can do together, with others, while meditating and focusing our energy in positive manner to change/mold our lives. While shopping at one of our favorite stores, Lululemon, we discovered that they offer free classes to patrons, varying from location-to-location, and week-to-week, yoga being one of the weekly classes offered at our local Lulu location.
For all intensive purposes of the blog, I am only counting the yoga classes that I take at Lululemon (6 thus far), but it has opened my eyes to other ways and locations of practicing yoga. We took a class together while on vacation in Palm Springs (another goal that I will write about another time), and I have been utilizing my On Demand Sports & Fitness section, so that I can practice anytime I like in the comfort of my own home (Matthew loves it when we use our cable box for things other than TV, like fitness and music).
Another fantastic reason to highlight this goal, as I am making some life changes in my career goals, I read that anybody planning on attending Law School should take up healthy fitness regime in order to find balance and prepare the body and mind for the stress that it will endure. Although I am not yet done with this goal, and I will report back when I am, I think that it is always helpful to reflect on on-going projects in order to make further progress. And maybe I'll inspire somebody else to make healthy life choices in order to help better themselves with their overall goals and life plans!
