yoga class ..its been ages

After 10 days of  not doing a yoga class....

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Our holidays are over and its back to normality/reality

some of the things that we come back to I'm sure are not always welcome!!

all that washing..ironing...cleaning...etc

sunshine ...sea...cocktails are now just beautiful memories...

seeing our loved ones and being in places we feel familiar with, I'm sure are some of the things we feel happy coming back to....

for me, getting back to my exercise routine, is also really important....especially my yoga

(thats not to say that I dont want to get back to see my lovly family 😉, I miss them loads really )

So my 1st class in 10 days is done, and yes it was tough going....

I really couldnt wait to get to it ....my body felt like it needed a good stretch, especially after that 5 hour flight ( which was not enjoyable...after being up for 15 hrs, then the flight, then the 2 hr difference, its fair to say that we were feeling a little fragile...  )

it started very gently with some nice loosening up exercises/forward folds etc but quickly moved onto some quite intense strength asanas/poses...moving through several sequences of downward dog, 3 legged dog, plank, and side plank which was , for me, quite tough!! 😩 ( was I really missing this! )

moving on, twists of different variations!!...and by now I was feeling very tired..so the arrival of some work on our back was very welcome.....

Our class finished with 10 minutes meditation which was very welcome...an opportunity to rest and breathe.......and focus on nothing but my breath entering and leaving my tired body 😔

Namaste

And the reward is......

indeed.....is there wine.....thank you very much!!!!!

I thought that might get your attention....it usually gets all mine !!!

this is what keeps me sane whilst at work..(  no silly I dont drink and work !!!!)    the thought that this is waiting for me when I finish ..please dont misunderstand me.....I love what I do....I love all the patients...(especially the older ones...many of whom are in their 90's )

but its just that little thing....you know....yes we all have one....some are nicer than others....yep you guessed  the boss.....

So I smile and bite my tongue...and thats not easy for me...and just keep thinking  

 'u can do this...u've faced a lot tougher situations than this...this is a walk in the park .....'  and then reward myself with a nice glass of wine......

To say I'm surprised that I still have a job is an understatement.....but I do.....and  have now been there for 7 months....wow     

so for all of u reading this who are having a hard time at work.....stick at it...smile....bite ye tongue.....prove them wrong....u can do it.....dont let it beat u !!!!!!   your better than that......and dont forget ...u can always have