I’ve gone to yoga twice this week, chicken, trying to use up my classes that expire in a month.<\/p>\n
And, of course, right on queue, I got sick, too, because of course I did. I’ve been sick three times this month, and I finally scheduled an appointment at an ENT because if I get sick one more time my boss is going to walk me to the ENT herself, because as she says,\u00a0no one should get sick as much as you do.<\/em><\/p>\n If you’ve known me for any amount of time, you’d know that I’ve always gotten sick a lot, and I’ve always just accepted it as fact. But in the past couple of years, I’ve realized there are some things I can do differently when I am sick, like do more yoga (with twists!) and take some homeopathic remedies (garlic, lemon in tea, oregano oil, and cumin oil are just a few of my tricks, plus zinc.)<\/p>\n So when I started to feel sick this week, I headed for the yoga studio the first chance I got. And not just any class, either, but a level 2-3 yoga flow class. Over twenty vinyasas later, I was sweating so much I couldn’t see, pushing ever so slightly to get deeper in the twist, deeper into my muscles, deeper into the toxins to get them out, out, out.<\/p>\n I’ve learned over the past few years that when I feel a cold coming on, exercise helps me heal faster and in the moment feels like the\u00a0right\u00a0<\/em>thing to be doing. Whether it’s a flow class, or a walk, or a run, I always feel better after moving my body, helping it along to heal. And of course, drinking all the water.<\/p>\n The title of this post is something a yoga teacher said to us once when we were in a twist that I thought was going to end me. As I shook and sweat and willed myself to stay in the pose, breathing deeply, he said, “what you give in yoga, you get back in life.”<\/p>\n What a way to live, chicks. Have a happy, healthy Wednesday. Namaste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve gone to yoga twice this week, chicken, trying to use up my classes that expire in a month. And, of course, right on queue, I got sick, too, because of course I did. I’ve been sick three times this … Continue reading