James Walsh Yoga

I haven't hit my mat this week as, for some reason, I've been sleeping in until 7:00AM.  That is extremely late for me, and I haven't felt at my best without a yoga practice each morning. Flew back home last Friday from a wonderful experience in Austin Texas where I was able to take an instructor led class.  The instructor was fantastic and pushed me, and the class to our limits with the practice.  I've been running after work and will need to re-incorporate my mat into my physical regime unless I want to loose all malleability in my muscles. Hopefully will practice tomorrow morning and over the weekend. Namaste

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Woke at my usual 4:45AM this morning. It was difficult to get out of bed for some reason but, when my alarm sounded, I shambled out into the kitchen to get coffee and start my day.   I'm on my mat now getting ready to sweat it out. 

Monday, August 20, 2018 Woke up this morning at my usual 4:45AM. Feeling eager to start my week out on the right foot with prayer, meditation, and yoga. In three months, this blog will be celebrating its two year anniversary! That's something that I'm very proud of. Monday, August 20, 2018 (Part II) I'm writing this the morning after Monday's practice as I didn't have an opportunity to post yesterday after hitting my mat. Felt a little "off" on my mat, and in general, yesterday.  Not from anything in particular, but from the weekend's junk food and wine.  I will say that, practicing always helps to advance me into a more refined version of myself so, even when I'm feeling a little run down or unbalanced (as I was yesterday), my mat always brings out the best in me. Physically, my backbends are the strongest and deepest they've been in two years.  Urdhva Danurasana (upward bow) is strong, deep, and stable.  This pose is one of my...

Friday, August 17, 2018 Woke slightly later than my usual 4:45AM this morning.  I rolled out of bed at 5:15AM, so I'm hitting my mat slightly later than usual. Time to get to it.

Thursday, August 16, 2018 Woke at my usual 4:45AM feeling wonderful. For whatever reason, my backbends have been deeper and stronger than they've been all year; my arms straighten and I'm able to push upwards and together forming the desired "bow" shape of Urdhva Dhanurasana. I'm going to spend more time in meditation and prayer than I usually do.  I attribute yesterday's deep practice to the additional time I spent in thought before beginning my asanas.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Woke at my usual 4:45AM to get back into my normal routine. I practiced on Monday of this week and felt wonderful throughout my day; dawn to dusk. For whatever reason, I slept in yesterday, and didn't practice.  My day wasn't bad at all, but I was definitely a little less "on fire" about things.  Having excitement about normal and mundane day-to-day tasks is important in my opinion.  You have to stay interested and excited by the faces you see day-to-day, the chores you do day-to-day, and the general maintenance that comes with a normal day. I'm feeling physically strong this morning, though a little sore from Monday's practice, and a little bloated from this weekend's junk food (which crept into the week a little bit). Time to meditate and pray before sweating it out. Wednesday, August 15, 2018 (Part II) I'm writing this about mid-way through my day and feeling wonderful from this morning's practice still. ...

Monday, August 13, 2018 This will be the first time I've hit my mat in about two weeks. I'm a little sore, but looking forward to rebuilding any physical strength that might have been lost.