New Yoga Shoes!!

Yippeeee! Can you tell i am excited? I have new yoga shoes. No more slipping a sliding off my mat! And they are brightly coloured. And pretty. And light weight. And just AMAZING!

   

I took my sister shopping this morning because she was down in the dumps. The poor girl has exams coming up and seems to spend 24/7 locked away in a cave reading away. So sister time was needed! I said - i will take you out but i am NOT going to buy anything. HA. Famous last words...  I bought this really good makeup contouring kit - which i may blog about one of these days. And of course my lovely trainers. Yet another pair to add to my ever growing shoe collection! 

I am not sure what you are supposed to wear on your feet for yoga.. but in certain poses my feet slip in the mat. Socks make the matter worse, and most of the sports shoes i already own are too clumpy for yoga - oh and wayy to dirty. I came across these cool trainers, which are really super duper light weight - and as a plus have memory foam inside. As soon as i tried them on they just felt snug and i knew THESE were my yoga shoes. ( not to mention the fact they were half price)    ;)

SOOO Hyped for tomorrows work out. 

"  Hey, I put some new shoes on, and suddenly everything is right,

I said, hey, I put some new shoes on and everybody's smiling,

it so inviting,

Oh, short on money,

but long on time, 

slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine,

and i'm running late, 

and i don't need an excuse, 

'cause i'm wearing my brand new shoes."

Yoga is my escape

Well.. I am pretty pleased with my progression. As you can see.. I am no yoga master yet but my flexibility is definitely improving and everyday I can stretch a little further, breathe deeper and bend deeper.

Life has been a little difficult recently. I have been going through a break-up, and a whole lot of life has happened. At first, I thought it was almost impossible to move on. When someone is such a huge part of your life, being without them feels like you have lost part of yourself. But that's silly. I have to keep telling myself that I live for me. I love myself, and love living in this beautiful world. Things can happen that make you want to run away, hide under your sheets, and sleep forever. But it doesn't help, you are just prolonging the fact that you have to stand up, and deal with the situation in front of you. Running away has never worked for me before, and it never will work. Facing life always seems more scary than it actually is.

' The only thing to fear is fear itself '

Yoga has become my escape. For 45mins every morning I can clear my mind, regain my focus and get ready to face the day ahead.

I have a set myself a goal - [ for when I can correct form positions! ]  to travel the globe, taking sunset yoga pose pictures. How Amazing and peaceful does that sound!

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