Motivation
Recently, my motivation has been severely lacking. And by recently, I mean the last 6 months. I manage to get my work done but not much else. Every Monday morning I reaffirm my commitment to a 6-day practice, then come Wednesday I'm so overwhelmed (and if I'm being totally honest, making a myriad excuses that run on a loop) and end up working right through practice. And then the guilt comes. And it's a never-ending cycle.
This is a new, not-so-cool side of me. I've always been the hyper focused, super driven, crazy motivated person. Now, not so much. I can't even get myself to practice 3 days a week, let alone 6. But yet my physical and mental health *require* a daily yoga practice.
Arg.
This is a new, not-so-cool side of me. I've always been the hyper focused, super driven, crazy motivated person. Now, not so much. I can't even get myself to practice 3 days a week, let alone 6. But yet my physical and mental health *require* a daily yoga practice.
Arg.
posted by Soapwalla Chef at 6:48 AM
1 Comments:
I'm just coming back to ashtanga from a two year break as well.
What worked for me was starting with just five Surya As, five times a week, then slowly adding poses. I've been doing this for eight weeks now and I'm only up to navasana, but I think I've re-established the habit.
Home practice has also become enjoyable and peaceful. I feel like I'm just learning what ashtanga is all about, even though I was practicing all of intermediate with an authorized teacher before deciding to take a break. Good luck.
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