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Monday, January 23, 2017

Monday, January 23, 2017
Didn't practice over the weekend.  Shame! lol

It's Monday morning, however, and I'll be getting back into the routine of things here today.

Had a great weekend full of hiking, running, and good food.  My lower back and legs are a little tender this morning from the runs, but I move very carefully and slowly before starting my practice (usually doing a serious of warmups on the mat to wake everything up).

Monday January 23, 2017 (Part II)
I'd nearly forgotten the stiffness that running can impart onto my body.  Even a light 45 minute jog yesterday completely changed up how my body responded to poses on my mat this morning.

Forward bends weren't too terribly effected, but I feel those minute and overlapping muscles, that corset across your ankles/calves/etc., in a way that I didn't feel them yesterday.  I worked to gently break through that stiffness by warming up and moving slowly and deliberately through my first few vinyasas.

Padungusthasana and Padahastasana felt wonderful after my vinyasas and I was able to reach some of the remaining tightness in my legs that was left over from yesterday's run.  I don't know why I feel bloated and overstuffed this morning but it probably has something to do with the beers I drank Friday and Saturday. lol  (haven't drank beer in an age and all of the sudden I did two nights in a row).

I'll close out by saying that another area of stiffness and change that I felt was when I moved into my seated spinal twist, Marichyasana C.  It's one of my favorite poses but it felt completely different this morning and I hung out longer than the usual five breath count to help move myself deeper into the pose.

Feeling great and ready to tackle the week!

Namaste

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