30 days of yoga

I have exactly 28 days until I go to Venice Beach, CA to participate in a 10-day immersion with Shiva Rea to complete my yoga teacher training certification. I am on a yoga diet consisting of practicing yoga at least 20 minutes a day every until my training, 30 days of yoga. I started this week doing a practice from Shiva’s Yoga Shakti DVD, a basic solar flow. I practiced about 30 minutes the rest of the week. The basic practice went like this:

Sun Salute A x3
Sun Salute B x3
Dancing Warrior 1 (insert 3 rounds of warrior 1 into salutation)
Dancing Warrior 4 (insert 3 rounds of warrior 1, 2, reverse, extended side, warrior 2 into salutation)
Ha Kriya (standing in a yoga squat doing an arm movement for a while)
Standing Pose Sequence (interesting combo that I can’t quite wrap my head around yet)
Backbending x2
Handstand
Shoulder Openers
Supine Poses

I am going to try to practice and memorize the Fluid Power DVD and also read the manual from my first training. I have already begun to realize that the best yoga happens each day and week that I work, teach, and practice on a continual basis. Trainings and intensives are great, but If I can’t figure out how to bring it home and get it to really sink in and share it, it’s all kind of pointless. I enjoyed my training with Shiva last year, but I’ve noticed that I have a hard time remembering it all and teaching from it. I get so busy it’s hard to take the time to learn anything new. I guess this is the case with life, it’s all about the tiny changes and dedication you can have each day to growth. It’s about the present moment. Cheers to 30 days of yoga.