Day 9. 22 more days to go. 
“Week 1 down, 3 more to go! After going strong every single day this week I found myself in just what I needed tonight- a restorative class. I had taken this same class last Sunday when I was in a much different frame of mind. Today, I was grateful for the ability to slow down and take care of myself in a different way way than say the LED Ashtanga Level 2/3 class does. 
The room was only lit by candles. The music was quiet but powerful. We all had our own space on our mats to come together with ourselves. As I lay on top of the bolster with my forehead resting on a block I breathed in deeply and then exhaled all of the day’s little stressors away. I even exhaled the goodness of the day away too. I was just me, in that moment, with myself. As we moved into the opposite of that pose- with our bolsters underneath and our legs in a froggy position- the feeling was an opening up to the universe, to myself, and to this city that still feels so new to me. In that somewhat vulnerable position I felt secure, safe, and supported. Quietly tears slipped down my face as I realized that yoga can bring such joy simply by allowing us to follow our breath and just be.”