Yoga and Weight loss

People frequently ask if yoga can help with weight loss.

Well..... yes. Yes it can. But not in the way one might think.

The practice of yoga, like weight loss, is a journey.

This article found at Elephant Journal is an interesting one. 

I especially like her reminder about our words. I rarely get colds. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I also think it has something to do with the fact that I never say that I feel as though I am "catching" a cold or "coming down" with something. The cold is trying to catch me. For some reason, once i changed my  verbage i felt more empowered to be proactive when those little germs started circling and can usually head them off at the pass. (Sometimes they still sneak up on me though).

Also, when I became a non-smoker, i was doing just that ..... becoming. Not quitting, or giving up. Becoming.

Becoming