The Philosophical Phenomenon

Tonight was hard, really hard. I would have sworn this would get easier but maybe with my health problems that’s just not possible for me right now. I’m trying to do the easiest videos I can find. I often do night time “relaxing” flows, but even those I can’t make it through. After doing some cat-cows I basically sat on my mat trying not to cry. I’m usually not a crier, but since my dad passed away in November I feel like tears are so easy to come by. I know everyone says tea

Tonight was more of the same. Bloated, sinus headaches, uncomfortable in my skin. I put off yoga until really late at night, later than I wanted to. I wanted to watch the finale of Survivor - ok, judge me - but it was three hours! So I didn’t get onto my mat until just after 11pm. I know it seems pretty late, and it is, but I’m a night person anyway. I feel calmer, more at peace at nighttime. My window is cracked and I can here all the crickets outside singing their songs. I

Tonight I was dreading making it to my mat. I spent part of my afternoon on my mat going through old art sketches and writings. This is where I feel I strive in life. I’m creative. I’m good at creating things. However, I’m not great at creating shapes with my body. I’m working on it. It’s so frustrating because I used to be really good at moving my body. I was little, but I was strong. Now I’m just little and weak. I can’t hold poses, I can’t do tons of push ups, or squats, o

Day two of yoga may have been more challenging for me than day one. My bloating is still just as bad and added to it a sinus and tension headache. Downward dog and any forward folds were making me sick to my stomach as it made my headache worse. I pushed through. Thank god today’s pose was Childs Pose (Balasana) because I spent a lot of time there. Even laying forward in Childs Pose was painful to my sinuses though. The fluid feels like it moves around my face and pools forwa

So as some of you may or may not know, May is Cystic Fibrosis awareness month! Many people use this time of the year to educate others about CF, so I figured I would too. I will be starting a 65 minutes of yoga and meditation daily starting today. I’m starting on Mother’s Day to help raise awareness and recognize all the moms that have C.F. and all the mothers with children who have C.F. We salute you! Which brings me to the first pose I’m going to focus on, Sukhasana with A