Get your Butt to Yoga and Stay Calm

I’ve been hustling and bustling to get all my holiday shopping done and get packed for a trip up north which includes snowpants, mitts and all things warm and fuzzy AND packing another bag for the Jungle, bikini, flip-flops, sunscreen!  So yep, I’ve been busy.  We are having a holiday party tonight and I am in charge of making vegan cupcakes but haven’t started yet!!!

What I just noticed yesterday that all this bustling has taken me off of my mat and whenever that happens I start to get a bit fried!  My temper is shorter, less patience and acceptance of others.  I even honked at someone in the mall parking lot for scamming my spot that I waited 10 minutes for!!!

The bottom line is sometimes I just get a bit off-balance and you know what that is totally okay AND in fact helpful because it is exactly what I need to bring myself back to balance.  I know that the next week will be even busier with appointments and last-minute shopping but after that I can relax (sort of) when I get back to my hometown.

I can handle extra stress in my life only because I have learned to use my yoga practice in ways that teach me to hold my center when the proverbial snow squall hits me!  The real yoga is can I stay in my heart when my nerves are stressed to the max, when I have a million things to do, yep, I believe I can as long as I take time even 5 minutes to step on my mat and work things out.

So get your butt to yoga over the holidays as much as you can, even it is before or after shopping and I believe it will help with holiday/family/travel/weather stress.

Om

Mindy

About Mindy

Mindy Willis-Menard is an international yoga teacher who's love of yoga, nature, adventurer and life inspire her to teach. A true adventurer of the heart Mindy is also a hooper, rock climber, snowboarder, runner, foodie and cyclist. Mindy teaches classes, workshops and retreats world-wide. Every other moment she spends with her husband and dog, Mrs. Betty Rox.

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