Day 17...time to reassess...

I realized today that yesterday marked the end of the month (and no, not because I had an April Fool's Day joke played on me...yet.)  With a new month started I realized that it's probably a good time to reassess my goals for the next 30 days.  For March, I went more days of the month than not.  I consider that an achievement.  Certainly the most regular activity I've gotten in, well, years.  I love reading other people's blogs.  I find them so inspiring and how hard some work on their challenges is amazing!  But I'm not a challenge girl.  At least not right now.  Missing a class would be devastating for me.  And I'm in no shape at the current moment to "do doubles", crazy yoga people!! ;-)  So I'm going to be realistic.  I have limitations at the moment, mainly mental, but some physical as well.  Goal setting needs to be reachable for my own sanity.  So my goal this month is to attend more classes than last month, even if that means 18. :-)  Also, my blog has been focused on whether or not Bikram is beneficial for someone with depression and anxiety.  For me, I can wholeheartedly say YES.  No question.  So I'm going to focus on what difference activity has on my moods.  Bikram is a BIG part of that.  It provides a mental component to exercise that I've never experienced with other activities.  So that's my plan for the next month...

I went to the 6am class today with Saiko.  Not my original plan, but I was up at 4:30am and figured, why not?  Getting the class done earlier in the day was probably the wise choice since I've been having a very hard time getting to classes later in the day recently.  It was a decent class.  I wasn't nearly as stiff or tight as I
was in the previous 6am class I took.  Two postures I've been really struggling with lately are triangle and locust.  I detest them.  Triangle I often do one set of and then lay down on my mat.  Locust I can usually power through, but I hate every moment of it, esp. coming up on both legs.  They're like a newfound nemesis.  I took a nap when I got home and woke up close to noon.  The rest of the afternoon I've been feeling slightly sluggish and hungry (but nothing sounds appetizing once again).  But then again, I've had no coffee. ;-)