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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Woke at my usual 5:00 AM.  While I'm used to my early rising time, my recommendation to anyone trying to figure out a way to get it out of bed in the morning is 2 fold......

1.  Have your alarm across the room from you.  Most people use their phone for their alarm so put that puppy on the other side of the room so that you have to physically get up to shut it off.  That way, you'll be half-way to staying up.

2.  Have something like coffee or tea ready and waiting for you.  I set my coffee maker for 4:45 AM so that it's hot and ready when I shuffle into the kitchen.

I'm feeling good this morning, but feel like I've got some energy that needs to be put on the fire and burnt.  Time to hit my mat.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 (Part II)
Still on my mat and feeling good after a light practice.

Went through, nearly, my full Vinyasa Series this morning (only doing one Vinyasa B instead of my usual two), and then into most of my modified primary series.  I did some ab exercises randomly on Sunday so today, Tuesday, my stomach felt a little tight.  There was some additional resistance in my backbends due to the ab workout I decided to try out on Sunday but, other than that, my body and mind were steady and cooperative.

Looking forward to bringing myself out into the world today.

Namaste

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