Fit: Yoga Girl Challenge: Day 2

Day 2: Meditate.

Yoga every damn day, I think I can handle you. Meditation every damn day? Let's give it a whirl.

To start day 2 of the Yoga Girl Challenge, I did some yoga, which wasn't easy for me (I stayed up a little too late prepping this post, watching yoga videos and getting sucked into some gorgeous Instagram accounts). While I was tired, yoga felt so good. My body was craving the movement, stretching and serenity. Yoga every damn is feeling damn good.

After a quick 15 minute practice, I did my first meditation (yay!) I set a timer for 10 minutes to allow myself to fully relax, focus on my breathing and be still. It was time all for myself.

One of the main reasons I love yoga is because it helps calm my busy mind. The mixture of breathing and postures creates the perfect balance of relaxation for me. Before I began my meditation, I was nervous that my busy mind wouldn't be able to focus on breathing only. This hindered me for the first few minutes of my meditation. All I could think was "this isn't working!" mixed with "how much time has passed?" and "I should have started the coffee pot" and "stop thinking!" 

Not the best start to a "peaceful" meditation.

However, I was so glad I gave myself the full 10 minutes to meditate. Eventually, I was able to relax. I settled in to my seat, got comfortable, and began to acknowledge each of my thoughts, but to not focus on them. Near the end, my meditation was incredibly peaceful...so peaceful, that I think I was almost at that stage of being in-between sleep and awake. Maybe that's not good? Either way, it felt great.

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While meditating was a lovely start to my day, I think I'll see the biggest benefit from meditation during times of high anxiety, stress, big decisions or worry. I sometimes find it difficult to be at peace with my own thoughts during these situations, and I think meditating, focusing on my breathing and finding inner peace is a great place to start.

Do you meditate? If so, send all your pointers my way! 

Namaste. xo,