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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
New week, new yoga practice.

The last time I hit my mat was last Friday, 3 days ago.  I'm interested to see where I'm at physically as I had a fun weekend spent outdoors hiking around outside.  I'm feeling slightly sore from the weekend of fun, but eager to break through that soreness on my mat.

Tuesday, June 12, 2018  (Part II)
I'm writing this on my mat, having come out of Savasana about 10 minutes ago.

I'm feeling wonderful, as always, after I practice.  I focused on honing my thoughts and emotions this morning (something that gets easier the more you practice it).  While it sounds totally hippy-dippy, you can gain a kind of control over your thoughts and attitudes, and help shape yourself with the practice of yoga.

Physically, I felt fine this morning.  Not perfect or completely satisfied with my Asanas, but definitely happy that I'm keeping with my standard routine.  My arms were strong and stable (for the most part), and it felt wonderful to stretch out my legs and the sides of my back/lower torso where I'd felt a lot of soreness from the weekend of activities.

I'm going to clean up and enter the world, taking this wonderfully honed version of myself out into it to share.

Namaste

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