My first attempt at yoga, since buying a mat...

My mother (of all people) was the person who encouraged me to look on youtube for free yoga for beginners to help me cope with stress. Apparently, and here is the shocker if you know her at all, she has been doing this for the last few days and said it has her sore, but that it's amazing!

Of course, I wanted to jump on this band wagon, but with two little ones, it seemed an impossible task during the day. I even bravely (or stupidly, really) tried to start a 20 min session while the kiddos were awake... not the brightest bulb in the box.

My little princess (2 months) loved it, because I was all "downward dog" in her face and it felt like a game to her. My tornado (2 years) loved it too... he used the opportunity to turn mommy into a jungle gym and even tried some of the poses whilst yelling/singing very loudly. Did I mention that he tried the poses directly under me? Yeah, not so conducive to a calming yoga exercise, I can tell you.

Anyhoo, here it is if you'd like to give it a go!

20 minutes of Beginner Yoga