I Love Yoga!

by Janet
(Houston, TX)

I didn't discover yoga until my middle-aged body was in severe pain from pregnancy-induced sciatica. I probably wouldn't have tried it then except I was desperate and I had tried everything else.

Now my joy from practicing yoga is a bit bittersweet because I think about how much I wish I had known about yoga when I was an angst-ridden college student or a workaholic twentysomething or even a newlywed thirtysomething.

I try to remain grateful that at least I discovered yoga in mid-life rather than later. And it brings me great pleasure that when my young daughter is upset or feels unwell, she automatically thinks, "Time to do some yoga stretches." At least that will be one thing she doesn't have to wait until she is 40 to discover!