Motivation Monday

Happy Monday!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I had a good weekend in Washington D.C. but Sunday was a little stressful because we had to take our cat Deedou to the emergency, but he will be ok. I’m so grateful for these 24/7 animal hospitals. I think my stress level had been so much higher if I hadn’t done my morning practice. I did a new yogini workout and it felt great. I wrote down the sequence so I can create a video and share it on the LBY community. 

Sometimes we need a little “motivation-boost” for our practice. So I put together a list of points that I find very helpful in boosting my motivation. I hope it can help you too when you’re in need of a little motivation!

-Write down why you are practicing yoga and how it makes you feel! Take a POST YOGA moment to write it down. How does it feel in your body, breath and mind!? Write it all down and then go back to those notes when you’re in need of motivation.

-Create a space for your yoga practice. Organize the space in the evening so it looks really inviting when you wake up in the morning. Roll out the yoga mat, put out the props and lay out your yoga clothes. 

-Have an accountability partner. Tell someone about your practice and then check in with them later. LBY members; share your practice on LBY. Go to the community and write about your practice and how it makes you feel. We will hold you accountable!!!

-Is it the length of the practice that makes you not want to do it? Sometimes we think that we need to do a 60 minutes or longer practice to get the benefits but that is not true. Instead of not doing anything just do a 5 minute practice or just a few asanas. Even though the practice is short you will feel a shift. 

-Plan in your practice in your calendar. Figure out a time that will work the best and just do it. It’s all about priorities. LBY members; print out your yoga calendar and put it up where you can see it everyday. 

-REFLECT ON YOUR BIGGEST EXCUSES TO NOT GET GOING WITH YOUR PRACTICE AND SEE IF YOUR EXCUSES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND SANITY. 

Yoga for the love of it!!

Namaste,

Helén