A Resolution for 2004 - Make Time for Yourself

Michele Dykstra

It’s that magical time of year when the holidays surround us with happy thoughts of cooler days, homemade cookies, parties, exchanging gifts, and creating memories with our family.  You’re probably too busy to even think about the end of the year and a New Year’s resolution, so let me help you out.

Make 2004 the year you do something good for yourself!  I mean really good for yourself.  Something fun and relaxing that feels great and has more health benefits than I can list.  Consider taking yoga!  Get a wonderful stress-relieving “workout” and a daily dose of much needed endorphins.  There is a meditative aspect to yoga also.  Sometimes this is the only time in an entire day that I can close my eyes and just have a moment of calm.

Any new mom can attest to the aches and pains of motherhood.  If your neck and shoulders aren’t killing you from nursing or staring down at your little love, then it’s probably your lower back.  Don’t forget those overstretched stomach muscles either, they help contribute to that back pain.  What about arm strain from carrying your bundle constantly?  Who knew being a Mom could deliver such a beating to your body?

Yoga is my cure.  I go to a class Thursday nights and groan through all the poses amazed that I am as tight as I am.  Tuesday mornings I can be found at Mommy & Me yoga where lap babies are incorporated into all poses and we focus on areas of the body affected most by motherhood.  Yoga is gaining in popularity and there are many programs and classes to choose from.  I encourage you to find one that works for you.  I assure you that yoga in 2004 is a New Year’s resolution you will be glad you made!

Michele Dykstra teaches Mommy & Me yoga at Kingwood Yoga Plus studio located in The Anchor Suites, Entrance B, at 1525 Lakeville Drive in Kingwood.  Contact Michele or the studio for more information, prices, and class schedules at 281-348-0877 or KingwoodYogaPlus@Kingwoodcable.net.