Today is the day that I am beginning my journey with yoga!
Before we begin I will give you some background about myself. I danced for 18 years of my life, I enjoy fitness classes of barre and spin, I am a new mom and am looking to get started with my postnatal fitness journey. I have always thought about how I would enjoy yoga. Not only is it proven to reduce stress and be good for mindfulness, but it it is good for gaining core strength and flexibility. It is time I do a little something for me at home as my baby naps throughout the day.
I want to create a realistic goal for myself of how often I wish to practice yoga and what I am hoping to gain from this experience. It is my goal to practice yoga 2-3 times per week. Throughout this time I hope to gain flexibility and spend these yoga sessions with mindfulness (not thinking about life, baby, and not getting distracted with my device). I would like theses yoga sessions to bring me a healthy way of giving back to myself through exercise and reducing stress.
So now I begin my first steps… I am not jumping into a yoga session right away. I am spending some time researching yoga apps/websites that I think will suit my needs as a beginner in yoga with sessions of about 30 minutes. I was told by another classmate that the FitOn app is really great, free to students and has lots of great workout videos (including yoga). I have created an account with FitOn and am excited to give it a try. This is the only site I have created an account with so far. I look forward to updating you all next week as I begin my journey with yoga.
Hi Megan,
It was fascinating to read your blog and how you made a realistic goal to get started to ease and leave you stress free through yoga or with various different exercises. I chose to comment on your blog as yoga is also one of my favourite hobbies to do and I’m trying to build my stamina consistently but struggling to increase the timings per session.The good thing is, I am determined to have it in my daily life, mainly before bedtime. I research a lot about different healthy practices to keep yourself healthy and strong. I believe, being more aware about yourself and how to take care of your health can definitely change the quality and productivity of life.
I wish you goodluck with your new journey of yoga and looking forward to following your learning blog!
Hi Megan!
I think yoga is an excellent skill to work on for this project. There are so many great online resources for yoga and it is a really good habit to get into! I also danced for many years and find that doing yoga is both relaxing and sort of nostalgic in a way. If you by chance use a FitBit, there are also many beginner yoga programs on the FitBit app I hope this journey brings at least a bit of peace into your life! Congratulations on your baby!
Hey Megan!
I love that you chose Yoga! It is so great for your body as well as your mental health. Sometimes workout apps have Yoga. I am also pretty sure Apple Fit I think it’s called; has some sort of Yoga program. Good luck on your journey!