Good evening! I hope all is well with all of you and yours and that you are having fun with this Yoga Challenge. Today, I did 40 minutes of yoga nidra, 10 minutes of pranayama, 45 minutes of asana, and 20 minutes of meditation.
I was thinking this afternoon what I might want to write about today. The idea of constancy popped into my head. To be constant is to be steadfast, stable and to act with a sense of resolve. Only when you apply constancy to your personal yoga practice can you really reap the benefits of yoga and meditation in your body, mind, spirit, and, ultimately, in your life. There is no other way! Sure you may feel great after a weekly class, but that quality of "great" you feel is fleeting. What if it were possible to absorb the benefits of yoga and feel those benefits more consistently over a greater period of time? It is possible, if you have constancy in your personal yoga practice. Without constancy, there is no way to acquire the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual benefits of yoga over the long term.
The best way to be constant is to practice, no surprise there. This takes a continued commitment to you practice; it's not just a one-time event. Before establishing your practice, it is helpful to think about the "why" of your practice. What are you hoping to gain from your practice? Your purpose, your "why," will help you craft or design your practice. Reviewing your purpose, seeing that end goal, and contemplating your "why," will help you develop the constancy needed to reap the full benefits of your personal yoga practice. Reviewing your purpose will help you challenge yourself when you get stuck in a rut or any time you become distracted away from your goals. When you apply constancy to your practice, you will be on your way to a new body, a new mind and a renewed spirit.
Namaste,
Julie
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