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What is Yoga Hygiene?

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Art Credit:  taken from a piece in the New York Times May 25, 2021 Every morning I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, wash my face...  you know the routine.  Oh, and I say "I should take a little time to do yoga..."   Well, that's about as far as that goes.  Confession:  I am a 500hr certified yoga teacher who has been doing yoga for 15 years and owns a yoga-based preschool and a yoga studio, and I don't have a morning practice.  Eek!   Well, let me explain.  I'm a mom of two young kids, with said business, and my husband works 6 days a week for 12 hours or more at a time.  Now, I am NOT one to throw around the excuse of "I don't have time", but I (sort of) don't.  I say "sort of" because it's always a choice.  What is true is that I choose to use my morning kid-free time for reading and working which are two things that cannot be done with two littles around.  I'm efficient, so I intend to do yoga (and here, by yoga, I