In August, I signed up for a 30 day yoga challenge at a local yoga studio, Yyoga. They have quite a few locations downtown, in Burnaby and in Richmond, and they also offer a very wide selection of different yoga classes.
Let me just say that I had NO idea what I was in for.
One month. Thirty days. Thirty classes. Seems simple enough, right? One class a day – I could do that. I even considered doubling up classes on Sundays just in case I needed to take a day off. Everything was going smoothly until halfway through the month, I ended up with a fever of 102F.
Now, I’ve come to attribute my tendency to get sick with stress. What did I have to be stressed about? Well, earlier that same week I got sick, I was told that I’d be out of a job by October, my car got broken into (twice in two different cities!), AND I was trying to wrap my head around sIFR (which I still don’t understand). Bad things come in threes, right?
Having that fever effectively shut me down for three days, which meant missing three classes. The upside of this was that my boyfriend took care of me (thanks, sweetie!) but it also made me realize that if I couldn’t take an hour each day for myself and do something for myself, then how could I ever hope to manage my time well?
When I realized this, it helped put everything into perspective. School’s starting soon and I was going to have to look for employment, manage my volunteer activities and also do homework, attend project meetings, make time for myself, my family and friends, and for my boyfriend. All of these things are important to me, and I knew that I didn’t want to blow any of it off.
The Yyoga 30 day challenge was certainly a challenge for me – but not because of the classes. The yoga was easy. It was fun, I lost weight, and felt way better about myself – physically and mentally. Now, it’s September and while I’ve been wishing it were already September, I’m glad I took the time to do the challenge. I feel like I’m ready for anything now, and I definitely needed that kick in the butt to change my life.
Life, here I come!
I’d like to thank Melissa Joaquin of SugarCane Cares for being my hot yoga buddy and making the 30 day challenge even more fun! Check out her site for amazing skincare products!!
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Nice! The hardest things in life are definitely the most rewarding. Busting ass like that and making a priority of something that is “optional” really makes you appreciate all the things in your life and shows you what you’re capable of when you really want to stick to something.
Congrats!
Thanks for the comment! Some of my classmates in the PR program are thinking of doing the November 30 day challenge, so that’s another challenge for me… I’m thinking of participating again!
I love YYoga! i just signed up for a trial pass and i’m really enjoying it. they’re pros at what they do. Good for you for sticking with it – it’s not an easy thing to do.
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