Week 9 was a busy week for me, and that showed in how my body and my mind felt. Most days my mind felt busy/overwhelmed, and my body felt tight and/or sore. I always felt better after doing my yoga sessions though. Similar to prior weeks, my mind/mental health usually felt similar after doing my yoga, but my body and muscles almost always felt more relaxed and less tight. I think I hold a lot of anxiety in my body, so when I am anxious mentally, my body often will also feel uncomfortable. Despite the fact that the yoga doesn’t usually make my mind feel better right after doing it, my body always does, and that’s still a major win for me! I haven’t had time or found the motivation to follow any YouTube yoga videos this week, but hopefully next week I can.

This might be off topic, but I usually go on my elliptical for my workouts, but this week I had a day where I really didn’t want to do it, and so I decided to follow a pilates video on YouTube instead. It wasn’t yoga, but it was an easy-to-follow workout that incorporated stretching and strength training. Then I did my yoga after, and it felt great. Let me know if y’all try this workout and how it goes! I had a good experience with paring it with yoga, so let me know if you pair it with yoga like I did!