I used to think yoga was just another physical workout.
It would get your heart rate up, make you sweat, and improve flexibility.
But then I started actually doing it on a regular basis.
While I struggled mightily at first, I pushed through, stuck with it, and something wild started to happen.
When I added yoga to what I thought was the perfect blend of fitness, not only did my body feel better, my mind calmed too.
While practicing last week, the teacher mentioned the term Sthira sukham asanam.
I soon learned that sthira means “alert, stable” and sukha means “relaxation, ease.”
And yoga begins when we experience the union of alert stability and relaxed ease.
This begins to explain why yoga made me feel so good.
The challenge?
Part 1: Dedicating at least one workout a week to a yoga practice, every week.
Part 2: Teaching others that yoga is so much more than sweating and stretching.