Wednesday, October 17

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Woke at my usual 4:45AM this morning for coffee and contemplation.

For whatever reason yesterday, I could not get myself out of my bed at 4:45AM, when the alarm went off. I snoozed until nearly 7:00AM. I try not to beat myself up when I miss a scheduled practice, but I also want to challenge myself into hitting my mat every weekday, if possible; if my body needed the sleep, I wanted to allow the extra Z's.

This morning, I'm feeling excellent, and ready to warm up. I'm going to focus on centering and burning this morning.

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