{"id":944,"date":"2010-03-01T15:32:19","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T15:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2010\/03\/yoga-hair-pigtails-all-the-way.html"},"modified":"2010-03-01T15:32:19","modified_gmt":"2010-03-01T15:32:19","slug":"yoga-hair-pigtails-all-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2010\/03\/yoga-hair-pigtails-all-the-way.html","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Hair: Pigtails All the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pigtail1.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>I love yoga, but for a long time, my hair got in the way of cultivating a full practice.  For serious!<\/p>\n

Left loose, my mid-shoulder-length hair (longer until about 6 months ago) would flop into my eyes, and a ponytail led to neck crinkles and headaches when we lay on our backs.  Not such a restful savasana<\/i> when you’re thinking “owwww” instead of “ommmm.”<\/p>\n

Months ago, I made a change.  Pigtails.  Not wild Pippi Longstocking-style piggies, sticking out and childlike, but simple, grown-up pigs, cinched at the chin line and blissfully out of my way whether I’m bending, leaning, or lying down.<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, one of the women in the class asked me if I wear pigtails all the time. “No!” I laughed, this was strictly a headache aversion technique I deploy in yoga class.  She smiled too, and said she and some of the others had been wondering about it.  <\/p>\n

A little odd, perhaps, that the ladies were (maybe) gossiping about my mild yoga hair mishigas.  But at the same time, I left that class feeling a little flush of pride.  There was an obstacle to my getting everything I wanted out of my yoga practice, and I found a way to solve it.  If that makes me different, I’ll take it.  I’ll take it with pride.     <\/p>\n

Do you have any secret solutions that help you get more out of your fitness, nutrition, or spiritual practices?<\/p>\n

(image via: http:\/\/hair.lovetoknow.com\/Pigtails<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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