Moments D663: Flying with yoga

Today EQ and I tried something new.  New is exciting.  New can be nerve wracking.  New, when it comes to showing and sharing trust is even more exciting and nerve wracking!  And that is today's moment.  Sharing and showing trust.

Today EQ and I participated in a yogaFLIGHT session in Barrie.  It was worth the drive!  Not only was the experience incredible, so were the instructors Sky & Slade.

This was a new experience for EQ and I as a couple. Never before have we done something so interactive and new for us both. yogaFLIGHT is a style of a type of partner yoga exploring yoga practice through connection with another individual. It combines the youthful exuberance of a child (think about when you were young and you enjoyed airplane rides!) with the wonderful and healing benefits of yoga.  And how very accurate that description was!

A couple of great examples from our 2 hour adventure with Sky and Slade.

You can easily see how yogaFLIGHT is all about trust between the "base" and the "flyer".  And, it's all about communication.  

Not only did EQ allow me to fly, I managed to allow him to fly.  Yes!  I was a solid enough base to support him.  It was incredible!  We shared and showed trust for 2 hours in this session.  It was amazing to see, on yet another level, how EQ and I work together.  It was an empowering, experience that had as promised, the youthful exuberance of a child.  If you get the chance to experience yogaFLIGHT with Sky & Slade, I highly recommended it!

Moments experiencing a new activity with the man I love.

Moments enjoying a new way to fly. 

Moments D347: Push ups & Situps

Today was a hardcore study day. A full 12 hours. I barely moved from my dining room table which has been made into a makeshift desk. It’s completely covered with school stuff at the moment. My textbook, my laptop, my paper notebook, pens, pencils, random sticky notes, my trusty eraser and of course, random snack foods.  I am surrounded!  Truly - it’s a chaotic mess that looks like a hurricane came through. Of course, I know exactly where to find what I'm looking for!

Today’s moment was me deciding to do push ups & situps for my mini breaks during my study day. Yes really. That’s what I did. It was 10 push ups at a time and 20 situps at a time. Need I remind you….it was a long day. I ended up doing many situps and push ups! By the third/fourth round I couldn’t help but giggle at myself - a silly idea? Maybe, but fortunately, it also meant that by the end of the day, not only was my brain taxed and tired, so was my body.

So - I’m all for push ups and situps as a study break. But, that being said, I think tomorrow’s study day will include less physical exertion!

Moments to pause.

Moments of exercise both intellectually and physically.

Moments D119: Biking for transportation

Today was the first day I’ve biked to work. I’ve been meaning to do this all summer, but with my hectic schedule it’s been nearly impossible to find a day where I wasn’t expected somewhere either too far to bike home from or I would be out too late to want to bike home from.

I was nervous. I wasn’t sure how long it would take me to bike to the office. My estimate was 30 minutes. So I planned for 40 minutes just to be on the safe side. After a delayed start due to soft tires that needed air, off I went.

I loved it! All 21 minutes and 18.2km of it. Seeing all the other bike riders, passing the cars, turning left at a couple of intersections (nerve racking in rush hour traffic), and cursing at the street car tracks as they bit at my tires. I pushed hard on the hills and loved the burn in my quads and I felt good when I finally pulled into the office parking lot. Twenty-one minutes. Five more than it takes me to drive into work. Only 192 calories burned, but boy was it a good feeling. I can’t wait to do it again sometime soon.

I’ve only ever ridden my bike for pleasure/entertainment before this moment. So today was a new adventure for me. A moment of using my bike as a mode of transportation instead of “just for fun”. How fortunate that I still, very much, enjoyed it!

Moments of new adventures and new transportation.

Moments to exercise and feel good.

#moments #exercise #biking

Moments - Day 6 - Muscle Memory

Today's moment is all about believing in self and trusting your muscles to do what you need them to do WHEN you need them to do it.  Yes, yes muscle memory.

I love playing volleyball.  I don't have an opportunity to play very often given my hectic schedule, but recently I've been on a mission to sub and play when/where I can.  Tonight I was fortunate to be invited out to sub for a team.

Now subbing for a team can be quite stressful.  Most times you don't know anyone on the team.  Most times you don't know what they are expecting of you.  I always try to bring my A-game, but hey, a girl has nerves sometimes.

My nerves tend to show when I'm serving.  That's when all is quiet.  All eyes are on you and it's easy to succumb to the nerves. 

Typically, in this kind of scenario there is at least one or two serves that go awry.  TONIGHT - Not a single one.  In fact, I had a couple of incredible serves and gained the team some easy points.  

THANK YOU MUSCLE MEMORY.

A moment believing in self.

A moment feeling stronger and confident.

A moment.