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Thursday, December 8, 2016

For the, i-don't-even-know-how-many-times-this-week, I woke up and have had zero motivation.  If not for this blog I would not have had the diligence to continue going to my mat.  I shall go to my mat, however, because, as I said yesterday, this is becoming more a practice of duty, discipline, and perseverance.

Mentally, I'm unmotivated.  Physically, I'm feeling good (ate out for both lunch and dinner yesterday so feeling a bit bogged down in my mid-section).  Arms and shoulders have definitely changed shape since the beginning of the practice.  Time to meditate and pray for a few minutes before hitting the mat.

Thursday, December 8, 2016 (Part II)
Post practice: Didn't notice the odd little muscle tension in the upper/left side of my back until I started moving.  I recognized this, immediately, as a result of the full upward bows I've been doing.  It isn't a bad thing, but I've had this odd sore/tense feeling many times in the past and it is a "growing pain" of building your back muscles from deeper and deeper backbending.  Upward bow can become one of the deepest backbends a person can do to my knowledge.

I ended practice today with two full upward bows again.  I moved very gingerly in, and out of the poses; as I've said in previous posts, you can hurt yourself easily when attempting them.  My mind was all over the place this morning (par for the course), but I practiced shutting down my thoughts etc. and any attempt in the battle for mind control is a good one.

Time to shower up and tackle the day.

Namaste.

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