So I tried yoga for the first time...
...and liked it.
Recently, I've been feeling a little out of wack and unsettled toward everything. I'm snapping left and right, I have no control over my emotions, and just always have this anxious feeling like I forgot to do something, or something bad is about to happen. My worse came last week, when extended family issues got the better of me, and I wasn't even focused on my certification exam the next day. So, I decided to work on re-centering.
I'm sick of letting everyone else's drama (co-workers, patients, family, friends, random people on the street) suck me dry and ruin my life. That's my mantra this week.
I decided to fast along with Ramadan (no, I'm not Muslim) from a few hours before sunrise until sundown, in an effort to reach some spiritual calm (anyone who has ever fasted for a spiritual reason can attest that eventually it works).
It's funny, because the first day, I made it through (at work) just fine without having a hypoglycemic outburst. I broke fast at 7-ish, but only ate some of my really yummy food because I wanted to finish seeing patients. When I came back to eat though, my food had been thrown away (why, man? WHY?)! With how volatile I've been the last few weeks, I would have yelled at someone or even cried (lol), but I was surprisingly calm. I also had some moments of super-great luck that day, so I figured I'd continue.
Since I was out of town for yesterday's book signing, I brushed off my Bally's membership card and went to yoga today. I figured that if I just O.D. on spiritually calming stuff, SOMEthing has to work right?
It was really nice. Lights off, instrumental music, some stretching and strengthening... Having been a dancer in a previous life, I was concerned that it would be too basic for my body to feel an effect. I actually did leave feeling lighter and calmer. FINALLY!
So, during the 2-hour drive home, I turned my phone off and blasted my best feel-good albums (some from 5-10 years ago), singing as loudly as I could. And I still feel good.
Let's hope I can hang on to this once I actually speak to another human being :-).
Kudos for yoga, man.
Recently, I've been feeling a little out of wack and unsettled toward everything. I'm snapping left and right, I have no control over my emotions, and just always have this anxious feeling like I forgot to do something, or something bad is about to happen. My worse came last week, when extended family issues got the better of me, and I wasn't even focused on my certification exam the next day. So, I decided to work on re-centering.
I decided to fast along with Ramadan (no, I'm not Muslim) from a few hours before sunrise until sundown, in an effort to reach some spiritual calm (anyone who has ever fasted for a spiritual reason can attest that eventually it works).
It's funny, because the first day, I made it through (at work) just fine without having a hypoglycemic outburst. I broke fast at 7-ish, but only ate some of my really yummy food because I wanted to finish seeing patients. When I came back to eat though, my food had been thrown away (why, man? WHY?)! With how volatile I've been the last few weeks, I would have yelled at someone or even cried (lol), but I was surprisingly calm. I also had some moments of super-great luck that day, so I figured I'd continue.
Since I was out of town for yesterday's book signing, I brushed off my Bally's membership card and went to yoga today. I figured that if I just O.D. on spiritually calming stuff, SOMEthing has to work right?
It was really nice. Lights off, instrumental music, some stretching and strengthening... Having been a dancer in a previous life, I was concerned that it would be too basic for my body to feel an effect. I actually did leave feeling lighter and calmer. FINALLY!So, during the 2-hour drive home, I turned my phone off and blasted my best feel-good albums (some from 5-10 years ago), singing as loudly as I could. And I still feel good.
Let's hope I can hang on to this once I actually speak to another human being :-).
Kudos for yoga, man.
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