Introducing My Passion - Yoga - It's a Lifestyle

When I started doing yoga, I was sick for quite a while, fat, and out of shape...badly. I started going once a week. I'm not gonna lie, it was hard. I know I would cry through most of it too. I would tell myself, "I can't do this" or "I can't do that" without even trying; thinking I had limits. See I was told all my life I was 'delicate' and my body was not capable of doing such things. I believed it too. I was in a class one evening with my friend Brent and his wife (who was the instructor), Erica. When I couldn't do a pose, starting crying (of course), Brent looked at me and said, "Why are you telling yourself you can't? Why not try saying, I can instead?" Holy cow! Talk about a wake up moment! Felt like a rock hit me in the head. From then on, I've been unstoppable. I stopped telling myself I can't and started the "I Can" mentality.

This new mentality isn't the only thing that changed me. Yoga and the yogic life really has been a big impact on me. Yoga isn't just exercise. It's a total overhaul in your life. Your mind is clearer, your choices in what you do in life, the way you eat, and more! Before I did yoga, I was sick, depressed, and literally at my lowest. I couldn't work because of my illness. Now I can! I'm now living my life the way I want to and what I always dreamed. Because of yoga I can now hike mountains, travel, try new things, and be the wife I want to be.Because of yoga and my newfound way of thinking, I'm more positive in life than ever before. I also keep positive people in my life and stay away from anything negative. Nothing, and I mean nothing, will dampen my parade!

Keep in mind, yoga isn't just for girls. You was created by men for men. It wasn't until yoga came the Western World that women became active in it. So men! Listen! It's not just for women. I am starting to see more and more men come into yoga than ever before.

Remember though, it's a way of life. Grant it, you can just do it as a form of exercise, but you're selling yourself short by not embracing everything there is about yoga. It's beautiful, whole, and sheer beauty, It's where my life began.