I love it when life inspires a blog post. Here are some of the reasons why yoga has improved me as an entrepreneur and mother. What makes you better at your roles?

1. It gets me out of the house. I’m a homebody and love being/working at home, but sometimes it clears my head to get out.

2. It’s “me” time. Being an entrepreneur, a wife and a mother, I’m often the last person on my list. Yoga is something I do for me. I don’t need shopping sprees or manicures, but yoga serves the purpose nicely.

3. There’s no email in yoga. I am an email addict. Even when I tell myself my day is over, I still sneak in and check my email about 4 times before dinner bedtime. Yoga classes really frown on you bringing your laptop in, and as they say, check your problems (and Inbox) at the door.

4. Children aren’t allowed. Don’t get me started about the people who bring their kids to yoga on holidays. But in theory, it’s an adult venue. No whining, no “mama you made me sad” for the 100th time today because I wouldn’t let my child dance in the middle of the street with traffic. I have to remember I am a person, a woman, first, and a chauffeur/chef/tear-wiper/bedtime-story-reader second. That way I am better as a mother when yoga time is over.

5. It’s hard to think about clients when you’re balancing in tree pose. I admit, sometimes my clients come with me to yoga (in my head! I’d never want them to see me in stretchy yoga pants). But as I push myself to get deeper into the moves they leave. And funnily enough, even though I’m not thinking about them (or maybe because of that) I come up with better ideas when I get out.

6. Exercise is good for you (especially the non-sweating kind). I hate running. I’m not competitive. I don’t even like to watch sports. But yoga works for me. Probably because it’s the closest I get to meditating. But it also stretches my body and keeps me fit. Which means I’m healthy in body and mind, am sick less and feel good.

7. Because I can. I constantly am grateful for the fact that I have the luxury (since when is taking care of ourselves a luxury??) to go to yoga twice a week (yes, clients, my Monday and Friday meetings are actually yoga). It makes me work twice as hard so I can enjoy it. Before I left for yoga this morning, I got more done than I’ve gotten done since.

8. I can vent without getting angry. If you do yoga, you get this. All the frustrations that build up, all the “check’s in the mail,” all the whining, the annoying salespeople, the pee spots I slide into wearing socks (it’s from the dog, not the 3-year-old), everything that gets on my nerves all week melts away in yoga. I don’t have to yell or punch anything to dissolve the tension.

Susan Payton is Managing Partner of Egg Marketing & Public Relations, an Orlando marketing firm, and is the blogger behind The Marketing Eggspert. She helps businesses put together their marketing strategy and execute it. From press releases to email blasts, Susan and Egg can help promote your company. For free advice on marketing in today’s Web 2.0 world, visit The Marketing Eggspert Blog.

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