I have found a deep love for yoga and believe everyone should have the opportunity to practice. While many may come to the mat for a good workout, my hope is that you find your unique path and journey connecting your body, mind, and spirit.
Why yoga?
Everyone's journey with yoga is different. I find that it provides the best opportunity to connect my mind, body, and spirit.
I started practicing yoga in 2004 timeframe as cross training from competitive swimming. My experience was a larger studio with many other people. I recall being quiet confused with various poses. I also felt a deep desire to make my pose look like the teachers. With swimming there is such a focus on techinque, I figured that if I could make same shape with my body I was 'doing yoga'.
As I deepened my practice I learned there is not a 'right' way to do the poses or asanas. Asanas will look different for each person's body.
I went to yoga classes on and off for the next couple years. I found that it was also great for balancing out triathlon training. I recognize it is mentioned often; however, over training is really common in multisport. I found yoga helped balance my training out.
In 2017, I made a deeper commitment to practice up to twice a week. I found a lot of progress in my physical yoga practice. I found the added reward in my mental game. I found more focus and more balance at work and in my fitness.
In 2019, I finally mastered the shoulder stand. While I fundamentally believe it is not the poses or asanas that yoga ultimately is. I spent over 12 months working on this posture. I offer this is an example as doing the work. I know now that I had to connect my mind, my body and my spirit in to achieve the physical posture.
While it may just seem like thirty or sixty minutes of moving around on a mat, if you are able to center your breath and your mind there is magic in yoga. I have not found that one class is life changing; however, each class provides another opportunity to place positive changes your life.
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