As well as playing with gouache paint for #the100dayproject, I will also be showing up on my mat for yoga and meditation for this project.

I had to check my heart and motives for this one so that ego wasn’t in my way but like with my art, I find yoga the most humble experience and maybe that’s what keeps me coming back to my mat time after time. I’m naturally stiff in body from years of being a runner and the many hours at my desk and long hours standing painting. But I am always utterly humbled at the limitations of my body and if I ever have a moment of ego, next session I’m back on my knees. Each session I learn new lessons not only of the practice itself but deep heart work too. I am hoping this rhythm of showing up will help me establish a practice of regularity and more a way of life than just something I do a few times a week.

I know it’s going to be physically challenging because the past 2 weeks I have been working towards showing up everyday and it’s a big adjustment for me. So I have some ideas for the slower days to help me bridge those gaps. I’ve been so grateful for some of my yoga teachers showing up online in assisting during the lockdown and next week I’ll be doing a 7 day online retreat. What a perfect time right at the start of #the100dayproject. Last year I started Mysore Budokon practice and this year I took a 6 weeks course relearning the sequence and another 4 additional weeks solidifying the practice. I know my practice will continue to be a works in progress but in hindsight I can’t believe how fortuitously timed that was. To me, it’s one of the most beautiful yoga practices I’ve done.

Feel free to join me in the #100daysofyogaandmeditation and we can meet on our mats virtually.

Much love, Jeanne-Marie