I finally did a morning yoga session and followed an energizing yoga session from YouTube! The video I followed was called 15 Minute Energizing Yoga Flow. I really enjoyed it, although my body still felt quite relaxed after doing it. Despite the fact that I didn’t feel exactly energized, it was nice to have a routine to follow along to. I always find it little bit challenging to follow a yoga session for the first time, as I am always a little confused about what moves I am suppose to be doing and when. Next time I do this routine I know it will be easier to follow.
All of my other sessions throughout the week went well too. I ended up doing my yoga sessions later in the day (either before bed or after working out) for the rest of the week. Similar to last week, I have found that yoga definitely helps my body to feel less anxious and more calm. My mind after doing yoga usually feels similar to how it feels before going the yoga, but sometimes my mind feels a little more calm after. I often try to meditate during my yoga sessions, but I find it especially difficult to meditate when my brain is busy or anxious. I’m practicing it though, so hopefully I will get better at it. I think focusing on practicing meditation (in a addition to practicing yoga) might be helpful in reducing the anxiety I feel in my mind.
Do you feel more benefits physically so far, like a relaxed body, versus a mental benefit, like a relaxed mind?
Yes, I have noticed more physical effects than mental effects from the yoga so far. Meditating sometimes helps my mental anxiety, but I am still not very good at meditating! I am working on it