Done. Just like that.
40 days. Every day – or night – on the mat, stretching and flexing, contorting myself into poses I thought my body would have forgotten.
The first few days were hard, physically, but I was amazed at how quickly my body remembered each pose, and how fluidly I seemed to move beyond my initial comfort zone.
It wasn’t always easy, getting on the mat every day. Some days, I was tired and I just did not want to be there. I wanted to pour a glass of wine and snuggle on the couch with my husband, watching mindless television and eating chocolate.
But I did it. Even if those sessions were shorter or gentler, I did it. The important thing for me was to still get on the mat, to do what I felt I needed, and to not beat myself up if my practise wasn’t very strong.
Some days, I was champing at the bit for my babies to go to bed so I could get on the mat. Those were the sessions that were the most energetic, the strongest and the most focussed. The sessions where I knew I could push myself just a little further.
Now that my 40 days are over, I’m having a few days off. I don’t think I’ll go for another 40 days in a row without a break, but I will continue to make getting onto my mat a regular part of my week. I feel too good to not carry on – mentally and physically. I’m regaining the tone I lost from my arms and legs, and I just feel stronger.
I’d like to do five days a week if I can, which gives me the flexibility to have a glass of wine or blob on the couch or just do something else if I feel like it. But I will keep up a home practise, because I have loved it more than I thought possible.
(If you’re on Instagram, you can see my yoga journey in pictures here)
Tall, Short, Tiny & a Pickle 
Wonderful post!! I’ve been slowly trying to get into yoga and making it routine, your post totally inspired me!! Thank you.
I’m so proud of you!! Doing something everyday for 40 days is quite the achievement! And for something so disciplined! Amazing! Well done, hope you are feeling just as proud 🙂 x
Well done – brilliant achievement. I desperately need to get back into some gentle form of exercise.
Wow. That must have felt so good! Did you follow a program?
I just do what I know, and will do whatever I feel like I need to do that day. I’ve got good basic knowledge of sequences, but if you didn’t, you could watch a DVD a few times to get an idea of what to do xx
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