Home Yoga Studio

One of the things on my list to do while I am on leave from work is to do more exercise. I didn’t want it to be a chore that I felt obliged to do and I didn’t want to spend lots of money doing it. I’ve fallen for that many years ago when I first started working and I bought a gym subscription that I used about 3 times and never went back – I always felt like it was a huge waste of money.

Yoga was something I tried about 20 years ago at a high school night class and although it was only for 10 classes there was something about it that I really liked. I wanted to pursue this but life with children, working, building a house, and the myriad of other excuses, all got in the way. I dabbled in an adult ballet class just before turning 40 and I really loved that – I had danced as a child – Highland dancing and modern dance but never ballet. I loved going to the class in the old Arts Centre and the beauty of the precise stretches. It made me feel elegant and strong. But our city had an earthquake that damaged the Arts Centre and things changed and I stopped going.

I decided I would peruse the internet to see if I could find something that would allow me to trial yoga again and I found an app that has cost me nothing (I can easily ignore the ads) and seems to be set up in a way that will keep me motivated to do a bit of yoga on a regular basis and build my strength and flexibility.

I dragged out the yoga mat I bought years ago with the intention at the time that it would make me start going to yoga – ha! At least it is finally getting some use and has allowed to feel like each time I roll it out I have my own little yoga studio at home. I have been doing it for a week now and it doesn’t feel onerous yet and hopefully I will continue to feel motivated to do it. I’ll let you know how I go!