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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Woke up at the usual 5:00 AM this morning and began my rituals of coffee and contemplation.

I haven't hit my mat in a while so this will be interesting.  I'm finally able to breathe out of my nose enough to practice.

To give extra motivation and "omph" to my practice, I'll shower to slough off the fatigue and to help make myself more alert.

Part II (..ish)- writing this fresh out of my shower.  I'm still groggy and feel like I could fall asleep on my mat.  I'm going to meditate and pray for 5 minutes to start to build energy and begin my practice.

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 (Part II)
I'm writing this on my mat having come out of Savasana.

While I'm still not feeling physically 100%, I'm happy I came to my mat today to sweat it out and to practice.  I wasn't able to execute breath of fire due to sinus congestion, but I'm feeling like that will come back within a day or so.

Physically, I went through my Vinyasa series and was sweating profusely towards the end.  I had a lengthy warm up that helped to move things around.

Looking forward to the focus and clarity provided with my practice.  I'm happy that I didn't force myself to get to my mat while I was weak and not feeling well.  Being gentle with myself is one of the best balancers that my practice has brought to my life.

Namaste

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