A Girl In Need, Many Friends Indeed

In accordance with the changes I am attempting to make to care for my physical, mental and spiritual self...I am creating a yoga sanctuary in the most quiet, secluded and personal space I have in my home....my bedroom.

I am overjoyed with the idea that I might have a space of my own, where I can lock the door, burn my incense and move my body in a physical manner which is conducive to the goals I am striving toward.

Feng Shui would dictate that ones bedroom should be just for rest, nothing else, b/c it needs to be the one place in your home where your mind, spirit and body can escape what needs to be done, responsibilities, etc. However, it is the only space in my home that seems the most viable option so I think I must go with my gut and make it my own. The boys both have their own spaces, I am the only person in the house without something to call my own...though the entire house is mine to care for and be responsible for. So, I think it is the best option. If nothing else, because I can close the door and have peace and quiet. ahhhhhhhhhhh.

That said, I am planning to focus mostly on yoga and tai chi in this space. My plea to you all is to ask that if you have any instructional DVDs that you are not using or can part with, to please send them my way as all my yoga is on VHS and we don't have a working VHS player these days. But we do have an extra DVD player that I can hook up in there and I have other plans for making it my own.

One of them being to create a signal that indicates I am in my room alone for a purpose and I wish for it to remain that way until I am ready (unless there is a dire emergency, for which I will have to provide detailed instructions to the men about what a dire emergency is...like the house is burning down or someone has an open wound that requires ER attention, NOT if someone can't find something or wants to know if they can go to the skate park with Andrew.) A do not disturb card if you will. I'm thinking I'll hang my prayer beads on the door, I'm not sure yet.

Soooo, I know many of you ladies have been around the yoga block once or twice yourselves and I thought I'd make my request public with the idea that sending out my feelers may at the very least, bring back some much calming and soothing energy to me. It's been several years since I have done yoga, my hope is to get back up to a beginners level speed and perhaps then begin classes. Time will tell, but for now...I have a goal and that is my north star at the moment.