Since last International Day of Yoga, I've learned a lot about and benefited from the mental and emotional benefits of a yoga practice in addition to the physical ones. I've gotten into a meditation practice as well. During the year, my yoga practice has seen progress on handstands, crane pose and tougher balances. I got some hang time in aerial yoga and some bucket list time in stand up paddleboard yoga. Over the past few months, I've taken a few steps back and gotten into a lighter yoga routine, including some at-home prenatal yoga sessions. It's strange to not have done a headstand or wheel pose in six months, but I suppooooose it's worth it! ;)
Last year's International Day of Yoga was very long, hard and sad day, and all I was up for was going outside to simply sit for a few minutes. It was a day of profound loss and a day we gained a guardian angel, but getting outside in the sunshine and meditating was something that I needed so deeply.
It's been quite a journey over the last year, but today for International Day of Yoga, I'm setting an intention to be simply grateful: Grateful for new blessings. Grateful for where I am today. So, so grateful for the baby girl we get to meet in a few short months.
Today, I feel uplifted. It's the first day of summer, and it's the beginning of my third trimester. Although it's a bittersweet anniversary, I can't help but smile. There's so much to be grateful for! Root to rise, indeed.
Do you plan to honor International Day of Yoga today?
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