Be a Warrior, Not a Worrier

This phrase speaks to me at a personal level today: "Be a Warrior, not a Worrier".  February marks the last full normal month we'll have here in Virginia.  My husband will be gone on and off, and I will be doing my own traveling for our remaining time here before the move to Spain.  This makes the crunch of the deadline sound so much louder.  It's easy for me to feel anxious or worried at times like this... especially with all of the unanswered questions I still have.

That being said, a positive step I've taken has been participating in an Instagram challenge called "inversions make you hot".  It helps encourage me (and others) to practice yoga every day.  February's challenge is all about inversions.  This can be arm balances, or other poses that turn your torso upside down.  Not only does this help with strength, balance, and flexibility, but also improves trust in your body to hold you at these somewhat unnatural poses.

lotus shoulder stand

tucked knee hand stand (can hold for about 4 seconds at the moment.. looking to improve)

I like to think of inversions as the internal "face lift".  Every day gravity pulls your organs down.  After years and years of that, your internal self isn't where it once was.  Daily inversions help that.  In a Yoga Journal article (here), entitled "Benefits of Inversions", four major body systems are said to be improved with regular practice of inversion poses: Cardiovascular, lymphatic, nervous, and endocrine.

Doing something positive with my body, improving my yoga, and attempting/improving different inversion poses has helped me be more of a "warrior".  If I practice the physical aspects of yoga, I will also try to practice the mental aspects as well, including the following yoga wisdom to stay in the present so that I can try to stop worrying so much about the future.   

phrase found on Pinterest

 Until Next Time

~Namaste~