What's Age Got To Do With It?

Yoga.  A practice that clears the mind and makes the body more flexible.  It has been around for centuries and I am still amazed at the number of people that have not tried it.  The first time I tried it I was 8 years old.  We were living in Tulsa, Oklahoma and two young, groovy neighbors moved in next door.  They were pretty blond girls from California named Panda and Pheobe.  My Mom became friends with them and they introduced her to YOGA.  They suggested Richard Hittleman's 28 Day Yoga Plan.  A book that I still have to this day.  Through the years I have had an on again/off again relationship with Yoga.  Right now I am in the "almost on again" phase.  My youngest daughter, Kaitee has embraced yoga with a passion.  She sends me pictures of her feats and  I am so inspired by her can-do spirit.  She has mastered poses that I thought were only possible by the most advanced guru's.  I marvel at her success and think to myself that I wish I could do that.  Yesterday she sent me a picture with a fairly easy pose that simply said DO MORE YOGA.  Then it clicked.  So I dusted off my mat and did it!  As I near the age of 50 (WHAT!?) I am realizing my body has limitations that I had never noticed before.  How I wish I had never stopped my yoga practice.  I could be like Bette Calman, the 83 year old pictured above (click on her photo to read her story)!  But, I have great news!  Today is a new day and it's filled with 1440 minutes.  Surely I can use just 30 of those minutes to do something that makes me feel calm, empowered and strong.  I hope you can too. 

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