Monday, February 6, 2012

taking care of myself

tonight was the first night of my mindfulness based stress reduction class. i really think this class could be magic for me. if i invest in it. our teacher told us we will be expected to do 45 minute mindfulness meditations each day. each. day! yikes. anyone else freaking out for me?? i only did for a minute. i know i have time. i certainly waste at least 45 minutes of each day. i just hope i really do it.

on another note, at christmas i got a gift certificate for this new fitness studio that has nia classes, yoga classes....etc. essentially, healthy exercise for your body. haven't used it in the least. the only exercise i've done is walk a few blocks from the bus stop to work. in a long time. not a good feeling. so tonight i tried to pick out some classes i would be able to make it to (have to drive so it needs to be a night that i have a car, when i'm not working late or in my mindfulness class, etc...). here's the tentative schedule. now, when you see the classes and times..i want NO laughing (or doubting me), ok? only positive encouragement allowed here:

Sunday- 7:00 p.m. Yoga Core Flow
Monday- 7:00 a.m. Awakening Vinyasa Flow (i said no laughing!)
Tuesday- 7:00 a.m. Nia
Saturday- 11:00 a.m. Nia (or, if i have to work- 8:00 5 Stages).

going from sleeping in every day possible until the latest hour possible to waking up and actually being at class at the early hour of 7:00 (two days in a row) is totally do-able...right??

right?

ugh. don't get discouraged already, anna.

well, we'll see, won't we? i think i'm going to think this over a bit more before diving in...

2 comments:

  1. you go girl! you can do it!! i'm noticing that it's really the habit of going that helps. i don't think much about whether I actually want to go to the y....I just think, "it's tuesday. time for aerobics." now, i haven't tried to go at 7 in the morning ;) why do you have to think before diving in? can't you just dive in and see what happens? isn't the certificate for a certain number of classes?

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  2. Deborah Frieze says, "Start anywhere; go everywhere."

    I know! Pretend you're in Boot Camp! No choices there!

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