June is my birth month. Also, for this year, is my first year as a yogini. Many might think that I am already an expert with those asanas. However, I am still struggling with my poses and yes, I still can not do inversions (particularly, headstand) on my own. But inspite of my limited skills, I still can say that my progress is quite significant since I have learned and appreciate the benefits of involving myself to yoga. To be honest, one of my reasons why I wanted to be active in yoga is because I intend to lose weight and I want to slim down and lose those unwanted love handles. Because then, I had those feeling 'panget' and 'taba' moments and my self esteem was kinda low. Blame it on my age, metabolism slowdown plus of course, my undisciplined eating habits so I felt that I have to push (though I used to call it 'punish') myself more so that I could bring back my old body and hopefully feel good about myself again. But now, I feel that being sexy or fitting myself to size XS shirt is the least of my concerns right now. I just love practicing yoga and I feel that this is something I can do for a long time. So to sum it all, here is the list of things my own reflections and realizations for my first year as a struggling yogini:
1. I have learned to accept myself more.
2. Treat food as nourishment for my body and not as a reward or comfort.
3. Respect myself more. I cannot earn the respect of others if I do not know how to appreciate myself. It is always ok to say no if I feel I am uncomfortable with it.
4. Learned to respect others. Respect their personal space, respect their time, respect their values.
5. Know my limitations. It is ok to do variations if you're struggling for something.
6. Feel good about my achievements, big or small.
7. I deserve to have a 'ME' time, and 'ME' time = YOGA
8. Since I love myself more, i can see that people values me more.
9. I cannot please everybody, BUT I am not alone in this world. So I have to be more mindful and considerate.
10. As my yoga teachers would always say, it is ok to fall down, but you should learn how to pick yourself up.
11. drink, drink, drink! hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
12. i should always remember to thank myself.
