So...I follow Manduka on Twitter. They have daily questions that they ask, like Tuesday's, "We're practicing creativity today..add a little color to your life today. What does your Manduka help you practice" and then there's a link for people to post how their Manduka mat helps them with this particular question...hmmmm.
Today's question was, "Today we're practicing commitment - stick to your sources and get the job done! What does your Manduka help you practice mid-week?"
I personally have a Manduka mat....why? Because it is super sticky and it is a firmer mat...I don't think it has super powers or anything, and it works when things get hot and sweaty....won't help me win the Nobel Prize......I just like it...and I like the purple color.
But, it a way, I guess it did help me practice commitment this week.
For me and with me approaching my teacher training this summer, and making a decision as to what style of yoga to go with (Yep...I'm split two ways, shame on me...hey I have equal experience with both) ...my mat did help me make that decision for me (and traffic, but that's a WHOLE 'nother story). The scoop is that I did not want to go to class...I was dragging and I had a three year old who didn't want to go to her new preschool....I gazed over to the corner of the living room and saw my new Manduka mat laying there, and I thought..."Geez, I really need to put this new damn (need I say pricey as well) mat to use...fill it with some good energy." So that's what I did...that thought propelled me to get out of the house and go to my class. At that class...I really turned a corner and made the decision during, of all asanas, Ardha Chandrasana as to what to do. Just came to me like a light bulb turning on.
I am deciding to follow my heart and Open to Grace :o) .....no matter the cost.
Today's question was, "Today we're practicing commitment - stick to your sources and get the job done! What does your Manduka help you practice mid-week?"
I personally have a Manduka mat....why? Because it is super sticky and it is a firmer mat...I don't think it has super powers or anything, and it works when things get hot and sweaty....won't help me win the Nobel Prize......I just like it...and I like the purple color.
But, it a way, I guess it did help me practice commitment this week.
For me and with me approaching my teacher training this summer, and making a decision as to what style of yoga to go with (Yep...I'm split two ways, shame on me...hey I have equal experience with both) ...my mat did help me make that decision for me (and traffic, but that's a WHOLE 'nother story). The scoop is that I did not want to go to class...I was dragging and I had a three year old who didn't want to go to her new preschool....I gazed over to the corner of the living room and saw my new Manduka mat laying there, and I thought..."Geez, I really need to put this new damn (need I say pricey as well) mat to use...fill it with some good energy." So that's what I did...that thought propelled me to get out of the house and go to my class. At that class...I really turned a corner and made the decision during, of all asanas, Ardha Chandrasana as to what to do. Just came to me like a light bulb turning on.
I am deciding to follow my heart and Open to Grace :o) .....no matter the cost.
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