James Walsh Yoga

Sunday, January 28, 2018 I'm writing this from my hotel room in San Jose. I practiced on Monday and Tuesday of this past week.  I'm proud of that, but I want to increase the cadence and frequency of my practice. I'm going to shower and hit my mat for meditation and prayer before beginning my Asans . Sunday, January 28, 2018 (Part II) I love practicing in new locations.  I don't know why, but I'm guessing that it has something to do with the universal nature of yoga and your mat.  It doesn't matter where you are, as long as you have your mat, you can practice. Reverse Warrior pose This mornings practice was wonderful. As I moved through my series, I noticed how quickly my muscles went from stiff, heavy blocks of lead to fluid, heated, flexible things. I move through 4 Sun Salute A and 2 Sun Salute B I modify my Sun Salute B to include a few other variations of poses in it to make it a bit more challenging on my arms; Reverse Warrior pose, sho...

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Re-building a routine is hard. I woke at my usual 5:00AM this morning and did not want to get out of my bed. I'm on my mat as I write this, however, and will be beginning my practice shortly.  I've found that, like most habit changes, the 3rd day "hump" is usually the most difficult; get past that, and you're golden. Tuesday, January 23, 2018 (Part II) I'm writing this on my mat, having just come out of Savasana. As always when we push ourselves through something we don't want to do, it feels good when it's done and over with.  I'm feeling wonderful, connected, and ready to address the challenges the day might throw at me. Namaste

Monday, January 22, 2018 This is my first post of 2018, but not the first time I've hit my mat. While not the first time practicing, I haven't been diligent with my practice lately and I do feel bad about that. I woke at my usual 5:00AM this morning.  I'm enjoying my coffee and contemplation #strangerthings, and I'm going to begin my practice in about 30 minutes after I have my prayer and meditation. Monday, January 22, 2018 (Part II) I'm writing this on my mat, having just come out of Savasana. I love the title of today's post; "Re-Building".  We have to do that so many times in our lives.  It's work and can seem daunting and complicated.  How does anything get done?  One-foot-in-front-of-the-other.  Never despair (though we all do and we all will).  When I despair, I turn my thinking around by focusing on that concept of one foot in front of the other; that is the only way to rebuild something. My physical practice was excellent this ...