Stronger after a day off?

I have a 2c-worth on this one too!

I love the work of a guy called Tony Schwartz (he wrote a book called The Power of Full Engagement) who has done an amazing study of peak performance and productivity as well as studying elite athletes. He is fanatical about training for recovery – in fact he recommends we literally make daily rituals for recovery (for elite athletes and the rest of us mere mortals).

So it struck me that your day off may have triggered the body’s recovery system (which in this case would also have helped integrate the previous 60 days) – and hence stepped you up to another level.

This is one reason that I’m not a fan of a deliberate 60-days straight, because for some people, there is literally not enough time for recovery and assimilation … even Bikram, who is known as a tough task-master, says take one day a week off!

And WELL DONE NATASHA! 🙂

Wow, Natasha, impressive – impressive!

Did you find you had to put a lot of your life on hold, so to speak, to attend yoga every day?

I’ve only made 25 days in a row so far. I plan on another 30-day challenge in January.

Tell me, did you start out with a 60-day target or did it just evolve? 60 days seems daunting, but maybe it could be snuck up upon….

After 60 days, your yoga must have been amazing.