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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Have I really been keeping this blog going for 1.5 years?

I started it in November of 2016 and have been faithfully posting content (almost faithfully, lulz) since then.

That makes me proud!

I woke earlier than I normally do at 4:45 AM.  While it sounds silly, that extra 15 minutes makes a difference for my mornings.  I just start to become bored with my coffee/book/brain/phone around 5:45 AM and, happily or not, I hit my mat.

It is 5:42 AM as I type this and I am sitting on my mat ready for a nice warm up and prayer/meditation session before beginning.

I ran yesterday evening (for the first time in what seems like months) and, while it was only a 3 mile run, I know that the downside of running is the tightening of leg/back muscles.  Runners of the world, take note; you must incorporate daily stretching into your lives.  There was a period of time a few years ago when I was more focused on running than on yoga.  When I did eventually get back to my mat, I remember how an inner thigh muscle on my left leg had all but become solid, frozen, and unstretchable.  It took weeks to break through the muscle that had been built so that it became flexible, soft, and fluid again.

Time to sweat it out......

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 (Part II)
I'm writing this Part II post at the end of my day, in bed, after having come in from Tae Kwon Do.

I feel more accomplished and proud of myself when my day starts with my mat. 

My practice this morning was my full Modified Primary Series of Ashtanga.


  • 4 Sun Salute A
  • 2 Sun Salute B (with variations)
  • Padangusthasana
  • Padahasthasna
  • Janu Sirsasana A
  • Marichyasana C
  • Bada Konasana
  • Upavista Konasana (with variations)
  • Urdhva Dhanurasana 
  • Closing Sequence
    • Yoga Mudra
    • Padmasana
    • Savasana
All in all, this ring around the rosy usually takes me about 45 minutes.  

I pushed myself into my backbends (as I always do) and I'm feeling it a little bit in the middle of my spine.  I did not do a full Urdhva Dhanurasna yetserday. 

Looking forward to tomorrow.

Namaste


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