Wow. One week to go. But first….
1. I learned how to fall.
As I’ve mentioned before, I have a huge fear of failure. Of making mistake. Of falling. This is funny though, because one of my big goals right now is to be able to to a handstand. And in order to do this, I’m going to have to fall.
When I first set my handstand goal, I realized that falling is was in my future. But it just seemed so far away. So I pushed my nervous thoughts aside and practiced kicking up against the wall.
But this week, I knew it was time. In yoga class, when the teacher gave us time to practice our inversions, I asked her if she would help me kick over from my handstand and into wheel (a backbend). First, she guided my body, holding my legs at the top, and then lowering them down. Slowly though, she began to assist me less and less.
The next day at home, I rolled out my mat, and decided I was going to do this falling thing. It took me nearly an hour to warm up and gain the courage to kick hard enough that I would actually flip over.
Eventually though, I mustered up the courage. And I did it! And I didn’t break my neck! I did a little happy dance and sang Imagine Dragon’s “On Top of the World” to myself.
2. I learned about greens!
Green smoothies are my new BFF. But you can read all about that here.
3. I learned about the Tone It Up girls.
After needing a hit of motivation this week, I stumbled across the Tone It Up girls on twitter. Ok, you know those girls who are beautiful and sweet and cute, and blah, blah, blah…and then on top of it all they are NICE? These are them.
Karena and Katrina are two adorable trainers and their website is full of self love, wonderful workouts, and great recipes. So, if you can deal with the fact that you secretly want to be them, then this site rocks!
