Day 4

Four straight days of Bikram yoga. FOUR!!! It seems crazy that I'm almost halfway through the 10-day challenge, but I am.

Today, Rob#2 asked how it was going, and I made a surprising admission. I told him that I had moments of frustration because I wasn't getting some of the postures as quickly as I wanted. What I heard next was like a bolt of lightning; "this is a lifelong practice you're building and it takes time. Don't try to be perfect."

Ah, reiterating yesterday's lesson.

The idea of doing Bikram doesn't mean that I have to be perfect from the beginning, but that I grow from the practice. So today I can only balance on one leg, but I will grow to eventually balance on my either my left or right leg. I will also learn that this is not meant to be competitive. As much as I love beating people in numerous instances, or beating my own scores, this is about maintaining focus and being ok with what I do in the moment. Keeping still and focused.

It all sounds easy, doesn't it? Believe me, it's a challenge.

Today's lesson: let go of the need for perfection and just be. Enjoy the moment and accept where I am now.

This lesson is definitely going to take some work.