{"id":240,"date":"2014-06-30T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yoga-king.com\/blog\/?p=240"},"modified":"2021-07-04T00:45:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T14:45:36","slug":"my-30-day-yoga-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yoga-king.com\/blog\/my-30-day-yoga-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"My 30 Day Yoga Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to exercise and diet, winter is the worst time for me. All I want to do is curl up, eat crap and sleep in. All the things that end up leaving me feeling depressed and like a fat ugly blob!! So in order to turn me around, I am going to embark on a 30 Day Yoga Challenge, in which I will practice yoga daily, watch my diet and generally put myself first.<\/p>\n<p>I am doing this for me. I am going to share my efforts in an attempt to keep me on track and to invite you to join me if you wish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yoga-king.com\/blog\/my-30-day-yoga-challenge\/#So_starting_1st_July_I_will\" title=\"So starting 1st July I will :\">So starting 1st July I will :<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yoga-king.com\/blog\/my-30-day-yoga-challenge\/#Over_the_next_month_I_will_also_be_covering_the_following_subjects\" title=\"Over the next month I will also be covering the following subjects:\">Over the next month I will also be covering the following subjects:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_starting_1st_July_I_will\"><\/span>So starting 1st July I will :<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice yoga for at least 1 hour a day<\/li>\n<li>Keep a journal of my practice<\/li>\n<li>Keep track of the food I eat, and the effect it has on my practice<\/li>\n<li>I will also put aside an hour or so a week, that I can use just for me, whether I go for a walk, soak in a bath or just sit uninterrupted, I will make sure that it is my time. I know you probably don&#8217;t think that an hour a week is a lot, but with a busy family of four young children, it is more than I am getting now!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_the_next_month_I_will_also_be_covering_the_following_subjects\"><\/span>Over the next month I will also be covering the following subjects:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Why do we do Yoga? What is its benefits?<\/li>\n<li>To Diet or Not to Diet<\/li>\n<li>Home Practice<\/li>\n<li>Looking after Ourselves<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>During my 30 days, I will write daily blogs, letting you know how I am going and how I feel about it all, and hey if you want to join in the fun, send me some comments on how you are doing also.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t really know what to expect, but I am hoping to center myself, by which I mean, feel more in control of myself (and if I can lose some weight along the way Yay!!)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>So let the fun begin!!!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to exercise and diet, winter is the worst time for me. All I want to do is curl up, eat crap and sleep in. 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