That’s ME!

Yes, dear readers, this yogini, for the last oh so many weeks, has become…..

THE HAPHAZARD YOGINI!

Shame, shame, shame!

But while I can try to rationalize this with a long list of excuses, I would rather be true to myself and accept the fact that I had been remiss in keeping to my regular yoga class schedule and instead allowed myself to be swallowed up in this dizzy funnel called W-O-R-K!

Yesterday though, I had an enjoyable lunch with 2 yoginis who had just started doing yoga with Pio (Sarah and Becca). Our offices are in the same Makati area so it was easy to get together. Over lunch, I listened to their own experiences, struggles with poses, and questions and remembered how it was for me over a year ago when I was in their shoes too. Their enthusiasm and determination to do yoga all the way in Ortigas coming from Makati struck me because our regular group of yoginis was like that then. Despite the onslaught of a typhoon, 2 of my partners in PinoYoga showed up for class. And I remembered times when I had to reschedule activities to accommodate yoga.

It felt good to connect with new yoginis, not just with my regular group. All the more, I thought that while my Tuesday-Thursday schedule was great because Pio used these days to make the asanas more challenging, it was also nice to break out of the routine and attend other days. I so want to meet other yogis and yoginis like Sarah and Becca and make learning a 2-way thing.

So, resolve came back. Last night, I attended classes and enjoyed the vinyasa flows that Pio made us do (this vinyasa routine deserves another post!). And again, he used this class to do a lot of alignment adjustments which I always looked forward to. This Saturday, I plan to go again to class, this time joining Becca, Sarah and Chona.

So yes, this prodigal yogini is back. It’s going to be a bit more difficult now with a work schedule that will get hectic in the next few months — and me heavily involved in it.  But I always made it clear to the company I work for that my health is a priority and I will NOT sacrifice it for work.  With fingers crossed, I am hoping I get back into some kind of routine. Whether it remains Tues-Thurs or some other day, what is more important now is that I get to do yoga in whatever form and wherever it takes me….