Yoga
My kids now have
an increased interest in my new sport of triathlon. My son, in his random arsenal of questions, asked what the
fourth event of a triathlon might be.
We reviewed the meaning of tri, a prefix meaning three, but the nine
year old still probed for an answer.
“Well, that would be a Quadrathlon and I think it involves kayaking as
the fourth event”, I replied. “But
Mom, what would YOU choose as the fourth event?” he had to know. Archery, boxing or fencing were his top
candidates, clearly influenced by the Olympic Games. He was very unimpressed with my final answer, a non-Olympic
Sport - Yoga.
I have a newfound
love of Yoga. It is a great
complement to the swim, bike, and run training. It forces me to stretch and quiet my thoughts, things that I
rarely have time to do. The phrase
“Find your breath” used to confuse and somewhat frustrate me but I get it
now. I have found balance and
confidence in a number of poses. I
appreciate the instructors that recommend that we “do what feels right” and “do
what your body needs” instead of perfect alignment. One of my biggest concerns with bilateral mastectomy
surgery was that I would not be able to do plank and push-up like poses again. I was absolutely thrilled when my
strength returned to do Vinyasa (a series of poses) as strong and confidently
as before surgery.
So even though my
son was underwhelmed, I think I have found my sports – swimming, biking,
running, yoga. Repeat as needed.
No comments:
Post a Comment