(Re)Starting My Yoga Practice

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I've always wanted to be a yogi. They're so flexible and just seem so much more relaxed and down to earth. Not to mention that there are some bangin' yoga bodies out there.

Last year (around October) I was in a good place with yoga and was practicing almost every day. I saw a (much needed) increase in my flexibility and felt a sense of accomplishment for doing something good for myself every day.

Then I fell off the wagon. or should I say mat? I'm one of those inordinately inflexible people. My forward fold isn't even a half bend. Segue: Speaking of yoga, I heard a funny yoga-joke on The League last night. A yoga teacher was mad at one of the guys on the show and said,"Go do an inversion on your moon cycle!" - translation: "do a headstand on your period." Oh haha yoga jokes.

Anyway, I'm still sticking with my 365 Days of Yoga challenge (Day 7 / 365 I know I'm almost there!) and I wanted to ask you all how you stick with a yoga routine?

Right now I'm finishing up Erin Motz's 10 Day Yoga Ab Challenge, but I don't know where to go from there. I think I should work on getting my flexibility back up to at least that of a brittle rubber band.

So I guess my questions are:

• How can I make yoga a part of my everyday life? 
• Are there any yoga programs (for free) that work for you? 
• Are there any specific videos or websites that I should check out?

Let me know in the comments below! Also, as a side note, what do you think of the new site?

Back to the Grind

Ooops! I took another holiday break without telling you guys. Sorry! But this just means that now that I'm back to my regular M-F blogging I'll have so much more to talk about.

First things first: Resolutions

Do you make resolutions? I always do, but I kinda think they're dumb. I don't understand why people always wait until the new year to start thinking about making changes in their lives, but that's exactly what I did this year. My resolutions are pretty much the same as everyone else's: be more active and eat better.

By "be more active" I mean choosing to do more outdoorsy things or taking a long walk or some yoga on a rest day. I workout about 4-6 times a week so I don't feel like I need to up my actual working out-ness, but I could definitely pepper in some more activity when I get home or with my friends. I can't wait for the weather to get warmer!

Eating better for me this mostly means listening to my body to tell me when I'm hungry vs. bored/tired/just want the taste of food. I want to start eating more intuitively. Eating only when I'm hungry and paying attention to portion sizes are the two big things that I really need to work on.

After reading Kris's (the Running Canadian Girl) blog entry about her interesting New Year's Day tradition, I thought it would be cool to do something with the idea of a year, so I decided to go for 365 days of yoga. To kick it off, I signed up for Erin Motz's 10 Day Ab Challenge. It starts today so sign up now! I already completed Day 1 (it's 11 minutes long) and it felt good to finally hit my mat again. I think Erin Motz is adorable and her whole "Bad Yogi" image is one I can embrace.

Also, I've been "treating myself" a little too much lately (what else is new?). Oops! Oh well. Anyway, to encourage myself to continue to kill it at Lithe Method, I bought myself an outfit from Fabletics. Have I told you guys I belong to that website? Anyway, you sign up and every month they release a collection of new workout gear. You can either pick out an outfit and get it shipped to you or you can opt out of getting anything for that month. I got an outfit from them before and the quality is really good for what you're paying. This is the outfit I picked out this month:

In other exciting news: I'm going to Florida in February! Which means I have a very tangible goal to work towards: bikini ready by 2/14! Time to amp up my routine and look amazing in a month and a half! 

What are some of your resolutions? How do you plan to accomplish them?