Post Yoga

As it's the end of February, (thankfully as I so look foward to warmer temperatures and shedding the layers of clothes I'm forced to wear when not wearing a coat during the winter...see February 1st post: Beware of Setting Your Intention), naturally, I thought about the end of things. The end of winter, the end of February, and oddly, the end of yoga practice.

I'm always at a loss post yoga. If I stay and engage in cardio, is it okay to read the People magazine beckoning me from the magazine rack? Should I choose the Vogue? Is that any better? Or should I just go with the yoga journal...despite the fact that People is featuring Angelina and Brad? What's a girl to do when she needs something to get through 40 minutes on the treadmill?

If the quandary leaves me flustered and I exit the healthclub altogether, can I listen to the R's (Rap, R&B, or Rock) or should I flip on the iPod and listen to the new age music I've downloaded? Is it somehow disruptive to one's psyche to listen to anything 'unpristine'? Will these 'bad' options affect my practice??? Will I 'lose' that state of openness and all that I worked for?

Slightly at a loss...any suggestions/thoughts/insight will be helpful. Thanks in advance!

Best,
Andrea