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Friday- Thank God It's Friday

Friday, August 25, 2017
It's 5:00 AM on a beautiful Friday morning.  TGIF is a ridiculous little saying but, while I enjoy all days of the week, work-days and non-work-days, it is nice to wake up and know that you've got a little 2 day vacation ahead of you.

While I do like to keep busy and have game plans in mind, I do enjoy the relaxation of my weekends.  I do not keep the weekends for chores or other things that I was, otherwise, too occupied to complete during the week.  My weekends are for sleeping in with no alarm (most times), extra coffee and contemplation time, reconnecting with family and friends, and spending longer than normal amounts of time in the kitchen making wonderful things to eat.

I'm looking forward to this weekend, especially, because 3 of my friends are joining me tomorrow at Big Bend Yoga in downtown Webster Groves (a suburb of St. Louis).

The wonderful Michael Shabsin will be leading tomorrow's class.

For today, it's 6:01 AM and I'll be hitting my mat in a few minutes to sweat it out.

Friday, August 25, 2017 (Part II)
I'm writing this still on my mat after a different sort of Yoga practice.  I did not go through a formalized sequence of Asanas (physical postures) this morning.  There are 8 limbs to yoga, according to the Yoga Sutras, and instead of moving through Asanas (physical poses) this morning, I moved through Dharana (concentration, meditation, and introspection).

I feel good after my prayer/meditation/Dharana practice.  I did do a mild warm up on my mat, but that was more for my physical well being today than anything else.

It's going to be a wonderful day and a wonderful weekend.  I'll be posting tomorrow about my instructor led class at Big Bed Yoga!

Namaste

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