I Didn’t Want to Do Yoga Every Day Until I Was Doing Yoga Every Day
3 simple steps to build a routine
I haven’t always been a yoga-every-damn-day person. In fact, I spent a lot of time rolling my eyes at those who were. But I was also secretly jealous of their discipline. I never thought I could commit to a daily exercise practice of any kind, until I made a handful of small changes. Suddenly, I woke to find that a yoga-every-damn-day person was exactly who I’d become.
It wasn’t particularly difficult. It didn’t require the kind of unrelenting discipline I feared I was incapable of. It became a part of my routine — something I actually looked forward to. The changes I made really were minute. I kept it simple and gave myself three things to focus on: simplify the commitment, make it easy to start, and—most importantly— start.
I didn’t need a yoga studio. I didn’t need to squeeze myself into tiny yoga pants. I didn’t need to get up an hour earlier than usual, or even twenty minutes earlier. I didn’t need to wake up in a good mood, or have any energy at all. I just needed to sit down on my mat after stumbling out of bed, and commit to five minutes. I didn’t need to do anything beyond sitting. After all, seated poses constituted yoga.
