Day 14 - Revived!

I'm glad to say after last week's emotional overload, I'm feeling more uplifted.  On Friday, I did the 6am Power class at Manly and I must say, despite the cold and early wake-up, yoga in the morning is such a peaceful and beautiful way to start the day.

Another magic morning in Manly.

By 9.30 when I rolled into work, despite having been up for hours and done almost a days worth of stuff, I felt refreshed, revived and ready to go get 'em!   Earlier in the week a friend told me I was glowing and had a 'beautiful happy aura.'  I love that!  It's exactly how I feel when I leave a yoga class and why I keep going back.

On my 40 Days, I'm still battling some issues, so am setting some goals this week.

First is  the meditation.  I still struggle to switch off, and have been more unsettled in the last two weeks than I was before I started the program. I think this is mainly due to emotional stuff bubbling to the surface. Some other people in the 40 Days Group have experienced the same thing, so I'm in good company (and normal!).  This just reminds me how integral meditation is to the process, and of the necessity of staying with it in order to push through.

Then there's the food.  I'm normally a really healthy eater and avoid lots of things my body doesn't process well: meat, dairy, wheat and sugar. In the last two weeks I've eaten all these things in amounts I would never normally consume. I actually can't explain this. Can anyone?  It could be the need for more energy, but I'm not convinced.  Apart from being unhealthy, these things give me headaches, belly-aches and make me feel tired, sluggish, unmotivated and fuzzy. Week 3 in the 40 Days book talks about controlling cravings again by 'staying' until the craving passes.

Therefore, STAYING is my goal for the week, and STAY is my mantra.  Hopefully this will get me through the meditations and away from the pantry!