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I will strive to practice yoga three times per week. My goal is 130 yoga sessions in 2009--an average of 2.5 sessions per week (or 11 per month). Ten individual yoga practices in September! Unfortunately, there were a lot of short practices, so it only added up to 6.5 full sessions, but this is still my highest monthly total yet.
I think, if I continue with this resolution for next year, I'm going to have to rethink the wording or come up with a different way of counting or something. When I started, I felt like a "real" yoga practice should be a full hour, so I am only counting 30-minute practices as half of a practice, but I don't think that's necessarily reflective of what I'm actually doing. I have done more yoga this month than I have in ages and it's awesome, but I'm not often getting in a full hour's practice. Also, although I made this resolution with the thought that I really wanted to focus on yoga this year, I have kind of expanded to an interest in my overall health. Now I go jogging once a week and take dance class once a week as well, and what my body is getting out of those activities gives strength and stamina to my yoga (in addition to the larger "hooray for aerobic exercise" thing). So, maybe next year's resolution will be about general fitness rather than yoga? But kind of the point of this resolution was to try to get in shape for yoga teacher training, and I still don't feel like I'm ready. Have to think more on this.
I will increase my charitable donations and will give at least $20 per month. This month's donation went to the National MS Society. One of my facebook friends was doing a big bike ride for MS, because his sister has it, and he asked all his facebook friends to give him $5 each. I figured that was a good enough cause and so I gave him $30. Also sent the matching gift form to the matching gift man so my company will give too.
I will sweep the floor weekly. I think we swept a little bit before F's family came to visit a few weeks ago. Now we are happily into Slipper Season and are wearing slippers all the time, so the condition of the floors is less offensive to me than usual. Although I need to sweep the yoga room, there's some gunk under the bookshelf.
I will spend more time outdoors. We were not big winners on this front in September, and I think we missed a lot of nice weather as a result. I think the most time outside was probably the weekend that F's family came to visit--we took a super-long walk around downtown Philly with F's sister and boyfriend, and then walked around campus with them the next day. No trips to the park or hiking, unfortunately. I am still enjoying my Tuesday morning jogs, though. It's nice to be outside for that time and see the leaves changing and the neighborhood waking up.
I think, if I continue with this resolution for next year, I'm going to have to rethink the wording or come up with a different way of counting or something. When I started, I felt like a "real" yoga practice should be a full hour, so I am only counting 30-minute practices as half of a practice, but I don't think that's necessarily reflective of what I'm actually doing. I have done more yoga this month than I have in ages and it's awesome, but I'm not often getting in a full hour's practice. Also, although I made this resolution with the thought that I really wanted to focus on yoga this year, I have kind of expanded to an interest in my overall health. Now I go jogging once a week and take dance class once a week as well, and what my body is getting out of those activities gives strength and stamina to my yoga (in addition to the larger "hooray for aerobic exercise" thing). So, maybe next year's resolution will be about general fitness rather than yoga? But kind of the point of this resolution was to try to get in shape for yoga teacher training, and I still don't feel like I'm ready. Have to think more on this.
I will increase my charitable donations and will give at least $20 per month. This month's donation went to the National MS Society. One of my facebook friends was doing a big bike ride for MS, because his sister has it, and he asked all his facebook friends to give him $5 each. I figured that was a good enough cause and so I gave him $30. Also sent the matching gift form to the matching gift man so my company will give too.
I will sweep the floor weekly. I think we swept a little bit before F's family came to visit a few weeks ago. Now we are happily into Slipper Season and are wearing slippers all the time, so the condition of the floors is less offensive to me than usual. Although I need to sweep the yoga room, there's some gunk under the bookshelf.
I will spend more time outdoors. We were not big winners on this front in September, and I think we missed a lot of nice weather as a result. I think the most time outside was probably the weekend that F's family came to visit--we took a super-long walk around downtown Philly with F's sister and boyfriend, and then walked around campus with them the next day. No trips to the park or hiking, unfortunately. I am still enjoying my Tuesday morning jogs, though. It's nice to be outside for that time and see the leaves changing and the neighborhood waking up.
