Day 21

DAY 21 (May 27,2012) OFF THE MAT, INTO THE WORLD. By now you have learned alot about yourself. Your strengths, capabilities, what makes you tick. Maybe you remembered some dream you had for yourself and you are pursuing it again. Keep coming back to these lessons. Let your yoga mat be a place of affirmation and inspiration. Pour your heart on your mat. Sit quietly in meditation and the answers will keep coming to you in ways that hours of worry could never have produced. I am truly proud that you leaned in to the hard days instead of pulling away. I am glad you did the work for yourself! I am grateful we were all on this journey together! Now let's take it to others.....:)

Meditation: Since we are taking our practice out into the world today, take your meditation with you. I would love for you to take a walk all by yourself today. Just ten minutes will do. With each step think of how far you have come, and where your new "you" will take you next...may it be a place of happiness and wonder because YOU DESERVE IT!

Yoga: When you return from your walk please just do Savasana (corpse pose). Let all the energy and intention you created in your practice these twenty-one days come to rest upon you and fill you up. When you "awaken" from you Savasana please treat it as a re-birth.

Journal: Put it in a nice safe place and refer to it again and again when you need to be reminded of "the good things".

It has been my honor that you read my blog and do this challenge with me! I would love to hear about your experience! Please tell me what worked for you, what didn't...just anything that comes to mind! Much love to you all:) Becca

Day 20

Day 20 (May 26,2012) I WILL HONOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. Keep showing yourself kindness. help others to think of themselves in a kind way also. We have everything to gain as a human race by building up ourselves and others. Think what the world would look like if we showed others respect even if they were very different from us....IT CAN START WITH YOU AND ME:) And it will bring US peace. We have worked hard to establish peace between our mind and body on this twenty-one day journey. In face the word yoga means UNITY...and that is our ultimate goal in life: TO BE ONE WITH EVERYTHING:)

Meditation: Same as Day 1 for 10 minutes.

Yoga: Four full Sun Salutations on both sides of the body. Add triangle or side angle poses, a balancing pose of your choice, hold plank for one minute and Warrior I and Warrior II for 10 breahts each.

Journal: Write down a few ways we can honor to ourselves and others.

Have a great Saturday! We are having a family picnic in the park today....i hope you have some fun plans too. I would love to hear about them! I would also love to hear about your yoga challenge experience! So feel free to leave me a post below! Proud of each of you:)

Day 19

Day 19 (May 25,2012) I AM READY! You are ready! You are strong and lovely. Think back on all the good things you have learned about yourself during this yoga journey. If you found some things out about yourself that you are not so pleased about, own up to those too. Admitting to yourself that you have some work to do without thinking negatively on it is the first step of letting go of  a trait you no longer wish to have.

Meditation: Same as Day 1 for 10 minutes.

Yoga: Four full Sun Salutations on both sides of the body. Add triangle or side angle poses, a balancing pose of your choice, hold plank for one minute and Warrior I and Warrior II for 10 breaths each.

Journal: Write down some things you are ready to accomplish!

Can you even believe our challenge is almost finished?! I have had a great time doing this with you all. I will post again in the morning...:) Have a great Friday!

Day 18

Day 18 (May 24,2012) I WILL BE MY BEST SELF. When do you feel the best about yourself? For me hiking in the mountains with my family is when I feel the best about myself. I feel capable and strong. I know just what to pack and how to stay on course. I feel like I know how to keep the troops (my 3 boys) rallied and my body feels gorgeous pumping itself to the peak! Think of something that makes you feel like that. We may not be able to do that activity everyday, but the memory and it's positive feeling can be brought to mind again and again.

Meditation: Same as Day 1 for 10 minutes.

Yoga: Four full Sun Salutations on both sides of the body. Add triangle or side angle poses, a balancing pose of your choice, hold plank for one minute, and Warrior I and Warrior II for 10 breaths each.

Journal: Write down the moments you feel the most beauitiful, care-free, and capable:)

I am teaching yoga tonight...hope to see some of you there. For all my non-local friends please let me just say thank you again for reading and participating in this yoga challenge!

Day 17:

Day 17 ( May 23,2012) I CAN BE AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS. Start applying this mantra to all your daily delaings. If you want your spouse, child, co-worker to act nice...act nice first. If you want others around you to be healthy, set the example. Our young ones in the community especially need good role models. That could be YOU! Show the important people, and a few strangers too, what is truly important to you in your life by your actions.

Meditation: Same as Day 1 for 10 minutes.

Yoga: Four full Sun Salutations on both sides of the body. Add triangle pose, a balancing pose of your choice, hold plank for one minute, and Warrior I and Warrior II for 10 breaths each.

Journal for 5 minutes on how you can inspire others!

Sorry, this is a late post today! I got the privelege of taking a VERY early yoga class by a great teacher Gayle Bailey Golicke, then went to work...so just arriving home now! Hope you had a great day and have fun doing your yoga tonight:) HUGS!

Day 16

Day 16 (May 22,2012) I WILL TRY SOMETHING NEW TODAY. Just mix your life up a little. Go home from work a different way, find a new band to listen to on your i-pod, say "hi" to someone you normally wouldn't, order a new dish off the menu, walk backwards! Just do something different for a change. It helps our mind stay alert to switch things up! And, you may just find your new favorite thing! How inspiring!!!

Meditation: Same as Day 1 for 10 minutes.

Yoga: Four full Sun Salutations on both sides of the body. Add triangle poses, a balancing pose of your choice, hold plank for one minute, and Warrior I and Warrior II for 10 breaths each.

Journal: Write down some new things you are going to give a try.

Day 15

Day 15 (May 21,2012) I WANT TO AND WILL BE HEALTHY. In everything we do today let us choose the healthiest path! Healthy speech, thoughts and actions can liberate us from illness in our body, mind and spirit.

Meditation: Same as Day 1 for 10 minutes.

Yoga: Four full Sun Salutations on both sides of the body. Add triangle or side angle poses, a balancing pose of your choice, hold plank for one minute, and Warrior I and Warrior II for 10 breaths each.

Journal: Write down small changes you can make daily to improve your overall health...example: choose a piece of fruit more often than a piece of cake! Don't engage in gossip, walk to the grocery for that one item you need to make supper instead of driving. You will see improvents in your environment, relationships, and body/mind just by investigating and implementing small changes you can  stick with!

Happy Monday everyone! This is our final week together during this challenge! I hope you are happy with your progress:)