Before I started doing yoga and journaling , the thought of doing yoga and journaling never came across my mind lol. I had put a preconceived notion that yoga was for women and the elderly and I hated writing in school so why the fuck would I want to write every day? So before these two activities became a habit I was more into playing video games, drinking with friends and enjoying the weekends. As I mentioned before I worked in a job for almost 10 years and it was in healthcare so overtime as you can imagine you see some people in rough shape and a lot of times it wasn’t even the patient it was the caretaker. They couldn’t walk, you would hear them struggle to bend over or grab things and that kind of stuff stuck with me and made me think “I do not want to be like that when I get older” so one day I hopped on YouTube and typed in “yoga for beginners”. I did a 30 minute class and how my body felt afterwards was so refreshing and loose and from that point on I was hooked. I actually had a poker room down in my man cave but I never used it unless it was for a party and some drinking games were involved. I decided I wanted to turn the poker room into a yoga room, that’s how much that one 30 minute class on YouTube influenced me to practice as much as I can. So pretty much every single day weather it was 10,15,30,45 or 60 minutes I was doing yoga with a very good instructor who’s YouTube channel is called “Yoga With Kassandra” , I was in love with yoga and became a student of a free online yoga class.
Once I felt comfortable with the postures and my ability went from beginner to a little more advanced I started looking up yoga studios in my hometown. I read about the benefits of doing hot yoga and was interested so I found one and booked my first class. The first day of hot yoga I was nervous because I didn’t know the flow of the class and what postures they were doing but with the help of Kassandra on YouTube it was everything I was familiar with. The room sits over 109 degrees and can reach higher from what I noticed since I became a regular over the last couple years. It is very addicting once you give the body that stretch and sweat and stepping out of that class room you feel amazing. I highly recommend doing yoga and when your ready definitely give hot yoga a shot its soooooooooooo legit! With yoga its just not about the stretching aspect, I’ve gained the ability to meditate and learned how important breathing was and enjoyed the affirmations I heard and also incorporated in my practice. Yoga is my zen, i find my balance and feel contentment with every aspect that it brings to my life. I will never not do yoga, there isn’t a time limit or a specific amount of time you need in order to do it. Buy yourself a mat sign up for a class or learn online like I did where it gave me the confidence to join a group of people who practice and share similar qualities. That boring poker room has now turned into my little zen den and it brings me peace and a space in my house where I can easily just reset or relax. Get yourself a zen den, trust me.
Journaling, I’ll keep it short and sweet because you really just need to get yourself a journal and start writing. I purchased a journal 3 years ago and am on journal number three and I recommend a law of attraction journal that you can find on amazon from a brand “Freedom Mastery” you have to get it, it has helped me with many aspects of my life from work, self development, relationships and just staying on top of shit and not putting it off as I have so many times before with things. I attached the link below.
I must give credit to this journal as well to also helping me stay on track to starting my own business. Check out that website so you understand how jam packed this journal is with life changing stuff.
Current Track Playing: “Free Mind” by Tash Sultana
Long Live The Dad 