Third day of the fruit fast and I’m feeling pretty good. I’m sure I haven’t lost any actual weight, due in large part to the number of avocados I’ve been chomping, but that doesn’t really matter. I stuck to it and didn’t cheat and that’s huge. Eating just fruit eliminated the ability for me to justify eating anything else. Unlike the time I went on South Beach and convinced myself microwave popcorn was a grain.

I took the evening class taught by Daniel. It’s called “Breakdown Basics” and he goes through the poses slowly and shows you the proper form. It wasn’t as strenuous as the other classes, but I liked it because the slower pace helped me concentrate on doing the poses correctly. Daniel tells us it’s time to “fly” and I groan. I know what “flying” is and I friggin’ hate it because I can’t do it. It’s this pose where you put your knees and lower body on your triceps and balance with both feet off the ground. But Daniel convinces us all to try it. I keep trying, breathing, cussing my way through it, at one point landing lopsided on the floor, but eventually I actually do it (for a nanosecond, but still)! Daniel stops and tells us there is a connection between our physical activity and the nervous system and it miraculously remembers the physical activity we’ve done and if we keep trying just a little each day, we will eventually “get it.” I know this sounds crazy, but for some reason this was a breakthrough for me. I mean, I’ve ridden a bike for years, and I know I’ll always remember how to ride a bike for the very reason Daniel explained, but now it’s appropriate for yoga.

Of course, as with a lot of things (I now know), this whole “keep trying” works in life, too. So far in this 40-Day Rejuvenation thing I’ve slacked off, meditated on doughnuts, ignored Baron’s advice, skipped my blog/journal, and forgotten to breathe, but the advice to “keep trying” makes me believe there is hope for me. After all, I successfully completed the fruit fast, and that’s a step toward flying.

~ Sheri Joseph