Yogalicious, Baby!

Yoga is indescribable.  It centers me, keeps me fit, gives me peace of mind.  I enter into class filled with thoughts of the day: things to accomplish, little nagging unquiets of the mind, an energetic and positive openness to allow my body to enter new positions.  I exit class with a sense of quietude, a sort of high on life, an awareness of my body and a sense of being calm and grounded.  I feel the connection I have with all life in the universe.  Its something I've done as a hobby on my own off and on for several years, but never have I entered such a beautiful studio and been guided so well by gifted instructors.  It truly feels like another place to call home.  I do warm Hatha Yoga, and no-- I don't know what Hatha means, just that I love it!  I also do aerial yoga in kites that allow all sorts of nongravitational inversions and positions.  Pictured here is myself in one of these glorious kites.
I'm pretty happy with my physical state at the moment.  I've been anorexic before, not due to any body issues but purely stress made food a chore.  I have gained a good twenty pounds since then and I love it.  When people called me skinny, I was quite insulted.  Its just as bad as calling someone fat.  Now, I love food!  The only complaints I have about my body is that I'd like to be more toned in my abdomen, so I may invest in the Perfect Pullup, which has incredible ab workouts.  Then I will feel like I am at my peak physique, so to speak.  (I enjoy a little wordplay, one will notice!)
Other bad habits that used to hold me back were smoking cigarettes, of which I am only a week clean of.  I don't see any possibility of smoking ever again, as I sing for an ensemble and will soon be singing open mics with the Music Industry Club.  My voice is almost back full-force already!  The day I found out about an audition for an ensemble, I quit.
I am also alcohol and drug free (used to engage in cannabis use), and proud of it.  I don't judge those that use it (Lord knows Yogis and musicians do!).  I believe in live and let live.  I'm also resolved to be single and celibate for one year...  but there is this gorgeous, intelligent, valiant man in my life that makes it very difficult to remain resolved in my resolutions.  But I'll save that for another post-- I'm only human!
Well, I am procrastinating and must get back to my studies.  Its what I do at least 50% of my waking life!  I'll be listening to classical music and studying Audio in Media and Modern Recording Technology tonight, and then I'll be up early for a 9:30 Yoga session before class begins.  (Its so difficult to balance my studies with my yoga schedule, but this is one of my goals.)
So I bid the world goodnight.  :)