Confession

Okay I have a confession...I was supposed to start training for a half marathon at the same time this yoga challenge began...but I have not been running at all!  I now only have 6 weeks left until the event on May 9th so I am starting my training today.  The weather apparently didn't get the memo though because it's pouring rain!  It was raining so hard this morning that I actually convinced my wonderful husband to drive me to work :) 

In honor of the lovely Seattle weather I headed over to the gym during lunch and ran 3 miles on the treadmill.  Two things: first, it's been so long since I've been to the gym that I am lucky that I even found it; and second let's be honest, by "run" I mean I did a combination of walking & jogging while trying not to pass out.  I survived, but it was brutal - reality shock to admit how far I have to go in the next 6 weeks!  I have to say though that as painful as it was to get through the 3 miles, I feel great now that I'm done so that's definitely encouraging.  I'm going to start logging my miles on this blog so I have a place to keep myself accountable. 

Alright, back to yoga.  Yesterday I went to a new yoga class - on Sundays there is a "weekly workshop" that is focused on taking your postures deeper than in the regular classes.  There were only four of us there so we each got to pick one thing we wanted to focus on during class.  I of course chose crow shoot backs :)  The instructor said she thinks it's just a mental block that is in my way because she said I have the strength to do it, I just need to believe that I can.  I'm getting closer each day, and I feel like one day it's going to just click.  Maybe that day will be today...I slept in this morning so I'm going to class after work so we'll see...