Finding Yoga...

As a parent, the hardest thing to do, is put yourself first.  In fact, it seems like the second I delivered Eric, all of my needs went out the door and were soon forgotten!  You are raising this child.  This little person relies on you to eat, change his diapers, keep him happy.  It is a TON of pressure and stress to have a child.  Now, let's add some special needs to this child.  Triple the pressure and stress!  No joke!  I try to remember our life before Eric.  We were carefree...go with the flow.  Would have never imagined in a million years that WE would end up with a child with special needs.  I mean, you always think there could be a chance, but really?  The day we saw Eric have his first seizure was so scary!  We never thought our child would have seizures.   The medical bills just keep coming.  Every medical bill we get is no less than $200.  Thank God for payment plans!  I have never had stress in my life until Eric was born.  Come to think of it, I never had this much joy until Eric came either! =)

Eric doing forward bend!

I needed to find a way to release all of the stress.  Badly!  My therapist had been trying to get me to do Yoga for the longest time.  I finally went for it.  It felt great.  I had something that I felt, I needed in life!    I enrolled here in a college yoga class 2 afternoons a week. I feel like Yoga has helped me in so many ways!  I have learned to breath....so important!  I Never breathed before, it seemed!  I was always worried about what other people thought.  Insecure in so many ways.  It has helped me grow and learn.  Not only about my body, but my life and my soul.  My Yoga practice helps me to have more compassion.  I enjoy life more.  I love how Yoga gets me out of my head and in the present.  It keeps me positive, which I believe is also so important in life.  Life throws you all sorts of curveballs, its how you handle them and what you learn that makes you get to the home plate faster!  I only wish I had found Yoga earlier!

Namaste

Til next time,
Shauna