Wednesday, January 25, 2017
It was hard to wake up at my usual 5:00am this morning. I've been doing a lot of physical activity and I've read that, the more one works out, the more you need to sleep. I believe that and some of the most sound sleeps I've ever had have been post-run/post-workout.
The purpose of this blog isn't to go on about my sleep schedule however, it's about shaping your mind and shaping your body.
As I approach the 2 month anniversary of this blog, I'm proud but also have increased diligence with my practice. You can change/shape yourself with practice and patience. You can become something different if you're persistent and mold yourself a bit every day. I'm not saying that I'm the King of persistence (back-track through this blog and you'll find days that were missed or days that I didn't get up on time, etc.), but I am saying that, as long as you keep at something, you'll more than likely achieve your goal or, at least, see progression in the direction that you've steered yourself.
Now......onto my practice.....
There's something going on with my right wrist. I noticed it last night when I got home from Tae Kwon Do. I've felt pain/strain in my wrists before, as I put them under lots of pressure with chaturanga but then relieve that pressure with padahastasana. I also do a series of handstands/handstand-pushups each morning which will probably lead to carpal tunnel, or some other nonsense.
I'm going to go through my standard routine but, if my wrist can't take it today, I will not force through it; this isn't one of those pains you "muscle through" like the pain/discomfort of muscle stretching.
Time to hit the mat.......
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 (Part II)
My practice was better than I anticipated this morning! That strange compression and pain in my wrist was there, and I was exceptionally mindful of it, but it only "spoke up" in chaturanga and upward bow; even in those two asanas, the pain could be avoided if I made slight adjustments (balancing my weight more into my left hand, etc.).
My mind was bananas this morning and, while I was moving through my asanas, my brain was all over the board, "what do i need to do today/i wonder how much i can put into savings while still enjoying life/do i need to stop and get gas/i think the next pasta sauce i'll make will be tomato based".....take yur pick. lol One of the benefits of Ashtanga is that the poses follow a sequence and your mind can go on auto-pilot while you move. Sometimes that auto-pilot is smooth, and sometimes that auto-pilot takes the plane off course with some turbulence. lol
I'm not going to beat myself up about, as I feel good after practicing. It's time to shower up and tackle the day.
Namaste
It was hard to wake up at my usual 5:00am this morning. I've been doing a lot of physical activity and I've read that, the more one works out, the more you need to sleep. I believe that and some of the most sound sleeps I've ever had have been post-run/post-workout.
The purpose of this blog isn't to go on about my sleep schedule however, it's about shaping your mind and shaping your body.
As I approach the 2 month anniversary of this blog, I'm proud but also have increased diligence with my practice. You can change/shape yourself with practice and patience. You can become something different if you're persistent and mold yourself a bit every day. I'm not saying that I'm the King of persistence (back-track through this blog and you'll find days that were missed or days that I didn't get up on time, etc.), but I am saying that, as long as you keep at something, you'll more than likely achieve your goal or, at least, see progression in the direction that you've steered yourself.
Now......onto my practice.....
There's something going on with my right wrist. I noticed it last night when I got home from Tae Kwon Do. I've felt pain/strain in my wrists before, as I put them under lots of pressure with chaturanga but then relieve that pressure with padahastasana. I also do a series of handstands/handstand-pushups each morning which will probably lead to carpal tunnel, or some other nonsense.
I'm going to go through my standard routine but, if my wrist can't take it today, I will not force through it; this isn't one of those pains you "muscle through" like the pain/discomfort of muscle stretching.
Time to hit the mat.......
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 (Part II)
My practice was better than I anticipated this morning! That strange compression and pain in my wrist was there, and I was exceptionally mindful of it, but it only "spoke up" in chaturanga and upward bow; even in those two asanas, the pain could be avoided if I made slight adjustments (balancing my weight more into my left hand, etc.).
My mind was bananas this morning and, while I was moving through my asanas, my brain was all over the board, "what do i need to do today/i wonder how much i can put into savings while still enjoying life/do i need to stop and get gas/i think the next pasta sauce i'll make will be tomato based".....take yur pick. lol One of the benefits of Ashtanga is that the poses follow a sequence and your mind can go on auto-pilot while you move. Sometimes that auto-pilot is smooth, and sometimes that auto-pilot takes the plane off course with some turbulence. lol
I'm not going to beat myself up about, as I feel good after practicing. It's time to shower up and tackle the day.
Namaste
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