Often, it’s hard to find enough time to practice yoga, never mind keep a journal. And for many who do find the time to keep a journal, the practice is often interrupted by the daily challenges of life.
How can you find the quiet space needed to write, after all, when you’re busy getting the children off to school, or caring for aging parents, or meeting deadlines at work, or simply wanting time to sit in front of a tv and watch your favorite show?
It isn’t easy, admittedly, even when you find the time.
Some do begin, only to find themselves putting their journal in a drawer after a day or two because nothing seems to happen… or because they didn’t feel their thoughts were worth recording… or because they were afraid someone might read what they wrote.
Fear, humiliation… these are the kind of thoughts that can prevent you from ever beginning.
How do you overcome these negative thoughts?
That’s one of the ways a journal can help. You can use your journal to try answering that question.
Or take the time before you begin your yoga practice to notice something about your day.
Or stop for a moment between asanas and listen to your heart.
What do you hear?
Write for a few minutes before you begin your practice… or afterward… for as long as you feel the need, and then stop.
Close your journal.
And make a date with yourself for tomorrow… and the next day… and the next.
Write to find what’s inside yourself, waiting to be discovered.
