Some wise person once told me that I was a Yogi. I laughed at her and shrugged it off.But that statement really got me thinking more on what a Yogi really is in the day to day sense of the word. Could she have been correct? Was I a Yogi?Yoga-ishI joke that I practice Yoga-ish. I grudgingly pull out my mat once a week – if that. Maybe she thinks I might be a Yogi because I own an actual yoga mat. But seeing me practicing my Yoga-ish? I don’t know the proper poses. I fall over. I don’t know the breathing. I definitely don’t like practicing yoga in front of other people who really know yoga. I feel like I’m back in middle school just wanting to fit in, and I definitely do not fit in when it comes to practicing yoga. I, in fact, stand out like a sore thumb.So, again – me a Yogi?! Ha! No way!What does being a Yogi really mean?But what if she meant I was a Yogi in another sense of the word? When I write about gaining wellness and balance, I’m not the poster child for those two words, but I do know that living a balanced life means being out of whack every now and again. I’m pretty good at being out of whack. Maybe my wise friend, meant that I was a Whacki, not a Yogi.That’s when the lightbulb finally lit.Being a Yogi doesn’t mean you practice on the mat every morning, meditating and breathing in perfect unison with the universe. It doesn’t mean that you are a vegan or a hippie, or a tree hugger, or a Buddhist. In the day to day struggles and joys, yoga means that you strive for wellness and balance in your life.For me that means mountain biking, hiking, maybe some Yoga-ish, running. Anything that gets me away from my computer for a moment…to breathe, to move, to recharge. Then, in the evening, when work is done, the day waning, I’ve earned my beverage of choice. I’ve earned the stillness around a campfire. I’ve created my wellness and balance for that moment in time. I’ve earned my Yogi badge.Brought to you Courtesy of Integrated Natural Health Follow on Facebook @IntegratedNaturalHealthGuruFollow on Instagram Integrated Natural Health