home practice

My day started with thoughts of habits and routines swirling in my head. 

As I went about my morning routine, I thought of the week so far and how I'm establishing a new routine. Since Monday, I have been making time for evening yoga but this time, with the help of online yoga classes. I signed up in Grokker (availing of the two-week free trial) but since my internet connection in the evening has consistently been slow, I found it difficult to load the classes. In the same night, I signed up in YogaGlo (also availing of the two-week free trial) and found it more easier to load their classes. Thus, my first online yoga class was a Guilty Pleasures class with Jason Crandell. It was a 30-minute Hatha yoga practice that included sun salutations, lunges, hip and shoulder openers.

I extremely enjoyed it because I've been feeling very tight in my shoulders and it was such a relief to practice again. Since then, I've been squeezing evening practice before I go to bed and I found that I have been sleeping better ever since.

I like the convenience of online yoga classes particularly because the yoga studios in my area are a bit far from where I live. However, I think that having practiced in a yoga studio for 17 months has helped me awaken mindfulness and cultivate it. Being a beginner, I think it is extremely important to practice yoga at the beginning of your yoga journey with a certified yoga teacher. This ensures that you are practicing in a safe manner. That being said, I still have class passes in a yoga studio near me that I still intend to use even though I am planning to pursue my subscription to YogaGlo. I am also thinking of checking out two more online yoga classes before I settle with YogaGlo just to be sure that I am committing to a practice that feels really right for me.