As I’ve mentioned before, September always puts me in a reflective mood.

Way back in 2013, before I left for Spain to do my very first yoga teacher training, I made myself a promise: I would practice yoga every single day for 90 days before I left.

And for a while, I did.

Then a good friend passed away.

I went to be with people I loved, and at some point I found myself trying to figure out how I was going to sneak away into a little back bedroom so I could roll out my mat and make sure I got my yoga practice in.

I did that for a few days.

And then suddenly I thought: what the hell am I doing?

Was I really asking myself to step away from a house full of people I loved who were grieving so that I could check “practice” off my list for the day, when what I really wanted was to be present with those people?

OY! NO!

I come back to that moment from time to time as a way to remember that the practice goes with us, wherever we are and whatever we’re doing.

You’re not just doing yoga when you’re on your mat. You could also be practicing while hanging out with your family, doing the dishes, going to work, taking a walk, or simply paying attention to the life that’s actually happening around you.

Let’s not get so attached to what we think the practice is supposed to look like that we miss the important things happening around us.

I think that’s part of why I like a little humor in yoga. At least for me, my brain doesn’t always want to revisit the hard lessons I’ve learned, but I do like a good punchline. That I can remember. And sometimes a funny T-shirt isn’t a bad way to carry the reminder around with you.

And because I thought you might like to remember to remember….

I’m giving away six T-shirts!

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If you, like me, love a free and funny thing…

You can enter to win the Free T-Shirt Giveaway!

😜