mind, body and spirit

As i  have written earlier about my health where i wasn't meant to walk and my parents were given the diagnosis i would be a vegetable for the rest of my life.It was a devastating blow for young parents.
if it wasn't for their  determination to deify the Dr's i wouldn't be here writing to you today.
the Dr's said  i would have been right handed  but because of my illness it left my right side  with temporary paralysis  so  mum and dad worked on the side that moved first which was my left . and  from that day on everything else fell into place .
I have always had a weakness and a heaviness in my right side because of this my dexterity hasn't been good either.
But since i have been doing  Hatha yoga i have found my right side has become stronger.
I know it  is doing something  and i know it's good .
 Hatha yoga not only works on your mind.and spirit but also on your physical body and has helped me with my balance. I can now stand on one leg for more than  one minute this posture in 
hatha yoga  is called the tree.

 

                               {photo by chelle green}

to biscuit or not to biscuit ?

 I have decided to measure my waist to see how  i have shrunk by using  yoga
my waist is currently 27 inches or 70cm i will measure myself later to see how i have progressed
as long as i stay away from the biscuits i think i will be OK.
all this temptation around me is terrible with ads everywhere from hamburgers to chicken  it's terrible
i just feel  like crawling into a hole and covering myself up to block it all out
 but you cant my hubby's just brought home some biscuits i just asked him what type they are and he said the yummy ones  i am my own worst enemy !to biscuit or not to biscuit ?
i just have to  tap into my will power boy it's hard
 but with the determination  i have i  will get there.

i have decided to biscuit.
but only every two weeks  i have tried not to  and have realised  that the average Joe like myself  needs that sweet  something to stop the cravings .
 the key is not to over do it  because that is when the trouble starts.
 only  in moderation  is the secret  along with a healthy eating and your daily yoga workout .   everything will be A.OK.  
                     
                                                                                            {photo by chelle green }

just in time for summer

 well i am gobsmacked
i am finally into shorts! it has taken it's time but keeping up a good  yoga routine has payed off last night  i turned over in bed and felt a muscle in my arm results finally! my hubby thinks it is great too but this doesn't mean i stop now i have come in everywhere  my once tight pj's and trackpants are now loose yoga is so amazing  i cant describe it. and you know what it is just in time for summer
iam over the moon !

{photo by chelle green}

practice yoga with your daily medication

James and i have noticed  yoga helps with my seizures.
i have less of them when i practise yoga along with my daily medication it is a perfect fit.
but  if i stop the yoga i am stressed more , my anxiety starts to build and then seizures appear it's a vicious circle really.
this is the only thing  that i have come across that helps me in my life i am not saying stop  your medication  that would be foolish  practise yoga .
if you have depression and anxiety  or any mental illness along with your medication practise yoga .
if you don't have any illness it doesn't matter  if you have had a stressful day at work
what a better way to end the day than with a relaxing yoga workout.
then everything  will be put into perspective and fall into place
yoga is not for the select few it is for everyone

yoga does not discriminate.

(photo by chelle green)                                                                                                                                                

it's the little things that we miss

James says iam  coming along nicely he says im getting shape in my upper legs
which i didn't realize
he says my thighs have come in a lot  and my posture has improved noticeably
 and my stomach and waist have pulled in considerably .
i think this is great im thrilled actually. the other day i was doing yoga and was surprised  at how well i did unbeknown to me James was watching from around the corner of the bedroom i thought i was on my own he said i did quite well and i am improving  James says in the harder asanas  {poses} only two of them i need  to work at. but other than that im doing OK im glad  i have asked James to watch how im doing because as i said in a previous post i would have never have noticed theses things  because as we all know  it's  the little things that we miss .
i am amazed at how  much energy i have and how flexible i have become i can stretch further than i could before iam less stressed  and i feel a calmness  instead of my constant anxiety.
my wrists and upper body have become stronger  and my balance  has improved incredibly .
i wonder what will improve next it will be very exciting to see.


photo by {chelle green }

it's yoga

one thing about yoga is you cant have a break from  it you cant say i will have a couple of weeks off or i will be fine for a while  and i will stay my toned self it is not true
i have done this myself  and have found out the hard way all your hard work will slide away back to all the naughty places and  then you are back to square one.

all those exercise fads  and exercise equipment on the telly waisting  all your money on these things is
ridiculous  because in the end it just sits there gathering dust and is never used again
when all you need to do is yoga.
and eat a healthy diet  as i have said earlier
i just shake my head in disbelief that there is a  cheaper easier solution right in their faces
and they are not seeing it

it's yoga.

   
                                       photo by {chelle green}