There is something sweet about detachment.  I mean, we always think about ‘getting connected,’  but in reality a sense of separation is a good thing.

I received a gift for a month unlimited to Yoga Country from a girlfriend of mine, and I decided I would do an experiment.  Of course, scientists always want variables and results.  I embarked on my challenge, 31 classes in 31 days.  I knew that I would not be able to do a class everyday, but I figured that I could do 2 in one day to make up for missed days.

My first class was Hot Yoga with Brett.  Whew! I was out of the flow of things.  The class was difficult for me, and I felt pretty tired, but I did a class the next day.  Eventually I was in the groove, and I actually began to love yoga as part of my everyday schedule.  Days came and went, and I found myself evolving physically and mentally.  It was as though I was not complete if I had not done yoga one day.  This was good.  I felt great, I looked great, and I was being great.

What is so different about an occasional practice and an everyday practice?

Well, I would say everything.

Deep breathing and practicing yoga requires you to be in the moment, and only in the moment.  All of the sudden you think about what you will cook for dinner in the middle of side angle, and you wake back up to the reality of the wobble and perhaps a completely disrupted pose.

Also,  you realize that sometimes you get sore with yoga.  You actually get sore from stretching.  This may cause a discomfort the next day while practicing.  One of the realizations that comes through this involves the body’s trick of tensing up other parts of the body to take away the stress and pain in another part of the body.  All of this to say that squinching up your face will not make the pose any easier.  This is detachment.  Only the breath can help you, and this does not just apply to the practice of yoga

As I continued on my 31 day challenge, I noticed that I was less reactive in my everyday life.  I was learning to remain emotionally detached in situations.  I was not ‘squinching up my face’ when I locked my keys in the car.  I just took the steps necessary to resolve the situation, and I went on positively with my life.  This is the detachment.  This is good.

By: Kaylee Hamar