The January Bump

What a great day in class!  I can always tell that it's January by the great attendance in class--21 new and old friends in Yoga Madre's 11:00 Saturday class.  I call it the January bump.  So great to see everyone.  Whether you're committing to a new health regimen or just renewing your commitment to yoga, thanks for coming to class. 

With the new year may come New Year's resolutions.  Do you make them?  I do.  Well, I'm a periennial list maker whatever the day is, but yes, for the new year, I make resolutions.  I have my own little private list, a list I have shared with my husband plus yet another small list that we put together as a family.  The latter for me is a commitment to drink less coffee and for those of you who know me, that's a biggie.  I love coffee, okay!  It's my addiction, I admit it.  My daughter's resolution is to complain less at dinner (regarding the food).  She came up with that one on her own, umprompted.  Pretty good for a 6 year old picky eater.  My husband's is a commitment to eat less in general.  These are all straightforward resolutions on which we can help each other when we witness any transgressions. 

It is said that it takes 21 days of continual practice for any action to become a habit.  Yoga Journal talks about this in their latest issue.  I read once, too that it takes the first 11 days for this action to become easy.  Then after ten more days, the 21 day mark, this said action is supposed to become a habit for us.  Well, this has not ever been the case for me no matter what the proposed new habit or goal.  I just don't work that way.  I can find many reasons NOT to repeat an action.  So if I based my success of my new year's resolutions on this sort of axiom, I would end up feeling bad about myself quite quickly. 

This is what I think:  Dramatic change in humans is completely possible, but it may take longer than 21 days or it may happen much faster than that!  Transformation on any level is deep, right?  Don't worry about time frames.  Just keep at it and observe the transformation.  This is how we need to approach our yoga: Just keep at it and observe.

Namaste and see you in class.