A New Year, A New Beginning

As those of you who read my other blog know, in November I participated in National Novel Writing Month and National Blog Posting Month. Somewhere along the line, I commented that my yoga practice was taking a nosedive, and that I’d need a National Yoga Practice Month to get myself back in gear.

So, that’s what I’m doing. I’m committing to thirty days of yoga practice, for the month of January, and I hope some of you will join me! Whether you’re a hardcore daily-practicing ashtangi, or you don’t know your asana from your elbow, thirty consecutive days of yoga should be a transformative experience.

I am doing this because I am curious to see what effect this consistent practice will have on me. Although I have had phases where I’ve practiced six days a week, I’ve never sustained it consistently for a whole month. Something always comes up. Life gets in the way. You know how it is. But I hope to apply what I learned in NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo — 99% of the battle is making that commitment to show up on the mat every single day.

So, I’m starting on January 1, hangover and all — and I probably will be hungover since we’re planning a New Year’s Eve bash. I’m getting on my yoga mat every day until January 31. It may be only a five-minute practice, or it may be a full 1.5 hour primary series practice. But it will be a practice.

Over the coming days, I’ll talk more about the details but until then, think about joining me! Because I don’t want to suffer alone

p.s. There will be prizes for randomly selected winners! If you think you want to participate, either email me at yogagumbo (atsign) gmail (dot) com or leave a note in the comments!