Skip to main content

Monday, December 26, 2016

Happy Holidays and Namaste to all!  Took the past few days off from practicing yoga for 2 reasons.....


  1. It's the holidays.
  2. I woke up Friday December 23 with such intense head congestion that I could barely breathe.  Couldn't breathe out of my nose, let alone attempt a yoga practice which would have sped up my breathing; I wouldn't have made it and would have keeled over.  I'm still only about 50% better but will be hitting my mat for at least, a few Vinyasas to see how I feel.
Monday, December 26, 2016 (Part II)

Having upper chest and head congestion (ears, nose, etc.) I was focusing on extremely strong forward bending which, for me, brings relief from congestion, especially in my ears.  I began sweating almost immediately upon practicing, but it felt good to sweat it out.  Did my standard Vinyasa series and ended with full upward bow.

I'll hit the mat again tomorrow to sweat it out and begin posting pictures in the new year.

Namaste

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Good Enough

Thursday, December 19, 2024 Feelings and emotions (in general) are things that I advise anyone to be aware of, but to never let them control you (a feeling isn't real and an emotion isn't real either, despite what Pixar and Inside Out, etc. all have to say to us about emotions).   The emotion/feeling of being "good enough" can work for us and against us (some days we feel more than good enough and some days we don't); whether "good enough" is working for us or against us, it should still be observed, but never focused on much.  I woke up not feeling "very good" and or "good enough" and or blah blah blah...... I am happy that I'm on my mat, and beginning my practice as I know I will feel better afterwards.  Time to begin... Part II: As always, I write the initial post before my practice, and I write the Part II immediately after I've concluded my practice.   My perspective and outlook has changed so much from a few hours ago.  ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Monday Yoga

Monday, July 24, 2023, After an enjoyable and yoga-less week and weekend, I'm back on my mat. We'll see what today's practice brings.  It's 5:20am, and it's time to begin... Part II: As always, the first update is before I practice, and Part II is written immediately after my practice is complete; usually about ~2 hours later.  I was stiff.  I was sore.  I was unfocused.  I was bloated. No matter how "uninspired" a practice can be, it always refines you into a better version of yourself.  For that, I'm grateful.  Time to enter the world.  Namaste
Post a Comment
Read more

Tuesday Yoga

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Last day of April 2019. I woke at my usual 4:30AM this morning and had my hour of coffee and contemplation. Physically, I'm feeling good.  Slightly sore and stiff, but feeling overall well. Mentally, I'm feeling fairly well controlled, but I can sense my brain flitting from one thought to the next.  I'm going to focus on controlling my thoughts this morning, and add an extra "omph" to my physical practice to help sweat out any over-active tendencies. Spiritually, I'm feeling well.  I'm secure, solid, and whole.  Time to sweat it out. 
Post a Comment
Read more