You finally jump into your first yoga class and you notice how quickly your wrists hurt. You may look around the room to see if anyone else looks uncomfortable. Roll out your wrists, maybe create fists but that doesn’t feel good either. The teacher may even suggest folding the mat under your wrists for a little bit of cushion to help you out. Maybe none of these work out for you and you start questioning whether you should come back. Remove those thoughts from your self talk.

Keeping a consistent exercise program can seem like a chore at times. Sometimes even impossible as life gets in the way of your most heartfelt effort. Challenging your mindset to just give up as it is easier to give in to the temptation of a warm bed on a cold day, or binge watching the new season of your favorite streaming service. I assure you that keeping your workout consistent will pay off so many times over, not just in physical benefits, but in mental benefits as well.

One of the surprising benefits of practicing yoga is the regulation of your emotional well being.