This blog began as a chronicle of my first 30-day Bikram yoga challenge, which I completed in March 2008. I finished a second 30-day challenge in April 2009. And now, I’m about to begin my third 30-day challenge on Monday, October 26! Wish me luck…
But, as a writer, a constant over-analyzer, and an ever-interested observer of everyone and everything, I decided this blog really can’t just be about yoga. It has to be about yoga and about the rest of me—my life in the beautiful city of Boston, my love of music and books and movies, my day-to-day, late-twenty-something woman thoughts.
All of that is more interesting than just reading about me learning how to breathe properly anyway, right?
E-mail me at hannahjustbreathe at gmail dot com if you have questions, comments, and the like. Namaste, peace, cheers, hasta, adieu, what have you…
16 responses so far ↓
connie // February 11, 2008 at 3:16 am
well, you know — “”hannah, just breathe –marks exactly the words of your birth as your father, and i, and then you, sped across the susquehanna river towards the hospital too late, that winter morning. just breath. it was january 6, epiphany, not yet dawn, the river below iced and dark, just breath. my baby, just breath. has it been too much a cliched mantra down the years — in the race, just breath, in hole, just breath, now in the studio, just follow the breath. it seems such a little thing to ask. such a small thing for such a miracle as you. and as long as i breath, i will want no less from you , this at least you should know from your mother. inhale and exhale and call me if we need to talk about it.
Kristin // February 27, 2008 at 3:05 am
Hi there! I stumbled across your latest blog when I googled “Bikram training” on Google Blog search! I’m considering attending Teacher Training in the fall, too, but I’m still super scared about it and trying to read as much as I can by scouring the web! I’m totally in love with Bikram yoga, even though I have moments in class I want to kill someone.
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and please let me know if you decide to go- I’d love to know someone in Mexico!
Kristin Aitchison (Seattle)
christian // February 29, 2008 at 7:10 am
Funny, i found it the same way, and I’m in Seattle, and I just sent my application in today.
It seems like it’s a small world.
Christian (Seattle as well.
bibomedia // February 29, 2008 at 12:07 pm
namaste // March 12, 2008 at 10:52 pm
omg. wait….you’re in boston? no way…
hannahjustbreathe // March 13, 2008 at 7:54 am
Namaste: I’m on my way to Boston…will be there in late April. Are you Boston-based???
andy // June 18, 2008 at 11:36 am
welcome to boston!!
breathenoah // October 14, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I just picked up your blog off WordPress… it caught my eye because hannajustbreathe is a similar name to my blog… hehe… but they’re very different.
Bonnie March // November 4, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Wow, Hannah, what a fabulous writer you are! I LOVE reading the stuff
you write about yoga, and life. Probably my favourite line of all,
“as we lay on the floor, breathing deep like dolphins, steaming up
the windows…” that is nothing short of fabulous.
If I was a writer like you I could probably better describe how good
it makes me feel to read your writing.
And the note then from your mom brought tears to me eyes,
being the mom of a yogi as well.
Keep up the wonderful blog, please!!
hannahjustbreathe // November 5, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Thank you so much, Bonnie! What compliments.
As for the note from my mother, well. She has her own way with words, if you can’t tell.
floreta // March 25, 2009 at 10:39 am
so cool that this was inspired by yoga! i like your yoga bent to your entries/ “world”.
Amelia // June 30, 2009 at 1:52 pm
I realize that I’m a little behind the 8 ball in my timing on this post, but I just wanted to thank you so much for a lot of encouragement that you never knew you gave me. Today (what a glorious, wonderful, marvelous day) marks the end of my own first Bikram yoga 30 day challenge. 30 days ago, I googled anything relating to Bikram and others who have completed the challenge and found your blog. Immediately, I filed it under my favorites and for one long month, faithfully read your entries each and every day. Your words and honesty were that extra push I needed each morning to get out of bed, slap on some spandex, and hit the studio.
You have inspired me not only as a fellow yogini, but also as a writer. I, myself, am a writer and often find myself best through words. And so I started my own 30 day challenge blog. Working two jobs and balancing relationships and my own laziness got in the way of posting nearly as often as you did, but it was a wonderful tool for me.
I wish you all the best in your practice and in your new life in Boston. I live up in the old ‘Shire, and would love to meet up for a Bikram class next time I’m in the city.
Thank you so, so much.
Amelia
hannahjustbreathe // June 30, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Thank you for such a kind compliment and comment, Amelia. And congratulations on finishing your first 30-day challenge! Good for you! That’s very exciting, to say the least. I’m sure you feel absolutely amazing…and a smidge exhausted.
Please keep stopping by and sharing your own journey. We’re all in this together, right?
bstandsforboys // July 8, 2009 at 10:42 am
I found this blog as I was perusing through the tag surfing function. I love it. You have a wonderful ability to express the feelings we all seem to share in a very real and unapologetic way. I’ll be back for more.
~lyss
justatitch // September 9, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Yoga AND writing AND overanalyzing?! You + me = meant to be. I added you to my reader—can’t wait to catch up & read more!
Bill Bartmann // September 22, 2009 at 2:45 am
I don’t know If I said it already but …Great site…keep up the good work.
I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I’m glad I found your blog. Thanks, 
A definite great read..
-Bill-Bartmann