Can you find your home in this moment?

Our weekends are reserved for a long run and cross training. Monday is a rest day. So typically, we cross train on Sundays and I go to yoga on Monday. I consider these 'workouts' my mental workouts.

Most people will tell you that distance running is a mental game. I completely agree. If you look at my post from last Thursday's run vs Saturday's run, you see a big difference. That's because, on Thursday, I had my headphones on and my head was racing with reasons why that run should hurt. And it did. Then, on Saturday, I spent 6 miles chatting with other runners not giving myself a chance to get inside my own head and convince myself that my body was tired.

Sunday we went for a long walk with Penny for our cross training. I got to feel my legs outside of a running context. I looked around instead of staring at the ground like I do when I run. We went along a similar path that we do when we run, but I got to feel it in a different context.

Then Monday night was yoga. I love it. It lets me stretch for an hour and 15 minutes. It lets me feel powerful from my core. But, most of all, I get talked into a blank state of mind by Brant - the instructor. He has the most calming voice and puts everything in the form of a question leading me to feel very empowered. Can you focus on your breathing? Yup. Can you notice how your breath fills your stomach? Uh huh. Can you find your home in this moment? Already there, Brant, thanks. My state of mind in yoga is the opposite from where it is when I am running, focused on the ground, mind racing. I am hoping that my mind can eventually go to the same place when I run as when I do yoga.