Remember when yoga flows felt like a checklist?

I used to blast through my flows just to get it done, lol. I started actually paying attention to my breath and alignment, and now it's my favorite part of the day. Anyone else have a similar turn-around?

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blair_gonzalez807mo ago

Ugh, mine was like a race I kept losing.

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norathomas7mo ago

Did you set one big daily goal? I used to do that and always felt behind. Now I pick just three small tasks for the whole morning, like just answering emails or cleaning one shelf. Finishing those makes me feel like I'm actually getting somewhere.

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the_brian7mo ago

Totally get what blair_gonzalez80 means about the race. I stopped treating the whole flow like a checklist and just focused on nailing one pose at a time. Slowing down like that made it feel like an actual win instead of a rush.

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joel_jones7mo ago

My old boss wanted five reports done by noon every day. I started just doing three small things first, like print stuff, water the plant, clear my inbox. Felt way less like drowning.

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