An Attempt At Yogi Life

Today i'm exactly seven weeks post surgery and doing great! Never in my life did I ever imagine freshman year to go anything like this, recovering from an accidental stab wound to the leg & all the complications that come with it. But I am so grateful for the wonderful support system of friends and family members who have taken me to endless doctors appointments, helped me up the four flights of stairs to my apartment, and put up with the complaints. It has been a long six months, but I'm better, and will never take being healthy for granted again. Three weeks ago I was cleared to exercise, but since I haven't been able to do anything for half a year, I have a lot of work to do. For me, the thing that I have missed most while not being able to be active is yoga, so as soon as I was given the go ahead I dragged Brandon with me to the nearest yoga studio and got to work. The first day back was so hard, I couldn't move for days after. I couldn't believe that simple poses could become so difficult. But I kept going, and am about to hit week four of being back. I have loved every minute! Brandon is a yoga pro, which makes me slightly jealous. In just four weeks hes mastering poses that I couldn't get after a year straight of yoga. But the best part about yoga is that no matter how advanced you are, there is always room for improvement, always room to make the stretch a little bit deeper.

Brandon wears my leggings better than i do

Brandon doing scorpion 2 days after learning it

Last friday, we decided to try our hand at partner yoga, and quickly realized that it is much harder than all the pictures make it look. But we're having fun and learning new things and loving every minute. 

                 

Also, we love our yoga instructor, she's phenomenal. I'm so jealous that Brandon gets to keep taking classes from her this summer while i'll be taking different yoga in minnesota. Motivation to keep working hard though so we can come back in the fall and do insanely cool partner yoga. So yes, today i'm extremely grateful for good health and the human body, and being young and resilient. I'm making it a priority to treat my body well, I want to live a long and healthy and happy life and it all starts with getting rid of those mental barriers. But that's another story for another day!

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo.

Sarah