Mind-melting

So its been awhile. not to say I've given up on the whole exercise thing. I haven't I've just been too busy to blog about it. I put hot yoga on hold there for a couple months because I didn't have a chance to make sure I would go consistently. However the last few weeks I've taken it up again...And it's bringing some Zen back. The first few sessions of going back were complete and utter torture. I thought I wasn't going to make it thru 90 minutes, and the question never seemed to leave my mind-how the heck was I thinking this was a good idea?. Today however, that changed and I was reminded what it brings to my life. I made it through 90 minutes of 108 degrees, sweat-dripping, physically excruciating, mind-melting craziness...and somehow felt my ability to breathe deeper, stamina to continue, endurance to live up to the challenge increase...and it felt good. The take home message for me this week has been hot yoga helping me understand a little better about life & to start to relinquish the idea that everything is going to be Okay all the time or that I even need it to be. Obviously that isn't something I can achieve today, or maybe ever...but even just realizing that it's a roadblock..helps me to feel a little more flexible, a little more grounded, and a little less in a rut.