Getting Back Into Yoga Transformed How I Think About Habit Changes
Perfectionists thrive on consistency, which can turn habit changes into daunting “all-or-nothing” propositions. It doesn’t have to be that way.
At the end of 2016, I had 75-day yoga streak, and it felt amazing. I planned to continue it for the entire year ahead, doing yoga every single day. Then I fell while traveling. My knee was so swollen I had to take a break for a few days. But even after it healed, I found myself struggling to get back into my practice. Lingering physical discomfort wasn’t the only obstacle, though: The injury had broken my momentum.