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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Finally woke up feeling well enough to have a complete day.  I woke yesterday in agony (nausea, body ache, head ache, cold, general malaise) and didn't feel right until mid-afternoon.

A part of me feels disappointment for not attempting to practice yoga and post to the blog for the days that I missed, but another part of me is a little more balanced and knows that it's disrespectful to your body and to your soul to be hard on yourself and continue pushing when you shouldn't.

Don't get me wrong, a balanced amount of self-motivation and "buck up and follow through with it" is a very good thing to have (as there's a whiney and lazy child just beneath the surface that you have to control), but I would not have been able to breath properly if I'd tried practicing on the days I took off.

Time to pray/meditate and then hit my mat.....

Wednesday, December 28, 2016 (Part II)
I'm showered up and ready to start my day after a very nice practice.  My breathing is still not 100% as I'm struggling to inhale/exhale properly through my nose.  Other than that, this was a great practice.  My upward bows as the end of the practice are deepening with little to no strain (I'm very please with that).

Have a great day and be grateful!

Namaste

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