7 days ago we were handed homework leaving yoga training it was to decide on a tapas and commit. As I left the studio I thought my gurus had lost their minds. Tapas are a spanish food dish, what was there to decide... but to my surprise Sanskrit has tapas too. Wikipedia definition is "heat", refers to a personal endeavor of discipline, undertaken to achieve a goal, accompanying suffering and pain”. Why do I want to do anything that causes me suffering and pain? These yogis are really putting me to the test. As I stuffed a handful of M & M’s in my mouth, I couldn’t really think of what I could do to myself other than taking away my starbucks. That would just cause suffering and pain to my family. Caffeine is life support. Then as my hand reached for the swedish berries, it dawned on me.. I love candy. If candy is shaped like a fruit it is one...Right? So here is my Tapas, I am off of refined sugar for 14 days. No candy, cupcakes, or ice-cream..... I feel pain already. Day one down, 13 to go. Yogis! Seriously.. Bring on the Spaniards!
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