235: Yoga For Fat Loss, Fitness, Mindset & Crushing Life

<p>So this isn't a pitch for yoga, actually. This is about, however, about a personal yoga challenge I've given myself & the lessons I've learned in my first week that will absolutely improve my fat loss, my fitness, and my mindset.</p> <p>I want to share those lessons with you.</p> <p>So really, this is kind of like yoga for fat loss without having to go to yoga.</p> <p>Haha. I actually think yoga is a great thing for almost everyone, but my purpose in this series is to share with you lessons I'm learning in yoga that I believe can & should be applied to our food choices, our fitness, our mindset, relationships and life in general!</p> <p><a href= "http://primalpotential.com/235-yoga-for-fat-loss/">http://primalpotential.com/235-yoga-for-fat-loss/</a></p> <h2>Yoga for Fat Loss, Fitness, Mindset & Crushing Life</h2> <p>As I've recently shared on the podcast, after being diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and some stress-related health challenges, I'm <strong>making some changes in both my diet & lifestyle</strong> to help my body heal.</p> <p>One of those changes is yoga. I am not a yogi, I do not like group exercise, but I've taken on a legitimate mental, physical and logistical challenge:</p> <p><strong>45 yoga classes in 45 days.</strong></p> <p>I'm not challenging you to do that - my journey is my journey - but I do want to share what I'm learning with you through this challenge.</p> <p>I'm not necessarily taking yoga for fat loss, but I think there are incredibly powerful parallels between what you learn in yoga and the skills you need to reach your fat loss, fitness and health goals.</p> <p>I'm doing it because I need to learn to slow down, to be more present, to breathe and to be gentle with my body, my mind and my heart.</p> <p><em>Leave it to me to take something like yoga and get all intense with it, haha. 45 90-minute hot yoga classes in 45 days...yeah Elizabeth, way to take it easy...</em></p> <p>Hey, gotta make it interesting, right? I'm a competitive person!</p> <p>I've walked out of every singl