James Walsh Yoga

Friday, September 27, 2019, Woke at my normal time of 4:25AM for coffee and contemplation. Took longer than usual to lallygag around before hitting my mat; as I type this, it's 5:57AM, and I'm rearing to go.  Ten minutes of meditation, prayers, and reflection before it's time for some asana/postures. Time to sweat it out.

Thursday, September 26, 2019, Woke a bit later than usual this morning, at 5:15AM. I'm on my mat at 6:00AM, and will go through my usual prayers, meditation, and pranayama (breathing exercises), before I move into my physical poses/asanas. Thursday, September 26, 2019 (Part II), It's 7:27AM, and I need to get a move on. Amazing practice.  Full sequence.  No time to post about my feelings and how great I am. #lulz Time to shower up and enter the day. Namaste

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Woke again at my usual 4:25AM. Feeling slightly tired this morning, but won't let that throw me off. It's 5:34AM as I type this, so I'm going to begin my morning prayers and meditation and move into my practice. Tuesday, September 24, 2019 (Part II), 7:13AM as I type this part two.  that's close to two hours on my mat. Feeling marvelous, but also feeling like I need to get a move on. Namaste

Monday, September 23, 2019, Starting the week of right, on my mat. Monday, September 23, 2019 (Part II), No time for much of a post-practice update.  Feeling great, and ready to enter the world. Namate

Thursday, September 19, 2019, Woke at my usual yoga time of 4:25AM this morning. Could not get out of bed yesterday, and slept in until a staggering 7:00AM; nothing left to do at that point beyond gulp some coffee and get ready for work. Having this time in the morning really is an essential part of entering your day strong, secure, and balanced. I practiced on Tuesday of this week and, while I'm glad I hit my mat, it was a sort of 3/4 practice, and not my usual routine.  I'll be following my usual routine this morning. Time to sweat it out. Thursday, September 19, 2019 (Part II) I'm on my mat, having just come out of Savasana. Today was the first time, in a long time, that I dove into my practice, and started off with a solid 20+ minutes of prayer and meditation; it's a complete game changer. Physically, there were no limits in this morning's practice.  Chataranga was strong and effortless, and strenuous poses that combine balance+stretch+focus, wer...

Tuesday, September 17, 2019, I woke up yesterday at 4:30AM.  I'd completed a training run the day before and, after feeling the tenderness that was left in my body after my run paired with the fatigue of getting up early, I went immediately back to bed. This morning, however, I'm up and rearing to go.  I'm a bit behind schedule, with a 5:55AM start time on my mat, but I'm going to begin with a long and luxurious warm up to gently break apart some of that sore, tender feeling in my body. Time to sweat it out. Tuesday, September 17, 2019 (Part II), I feel marvelous every time I finish a practice.  I spent most of my time this morning rolling around and warming up on my mat; after not practicing for a week or so, there's enough tenderness to breakthrough to last for 15-20 minutes. Went through my Sun Salutes at a slow, but deliberate pace, and lingered in Sun Salute B to extend the poses of Pigeon, Reverse Warrior, Deep-lunge, and Deep-lunge+twist. Feelin...

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Hitting my mat for the first time in a few weeks.  Much of my travel is behind me, for now, and I'm refocusing attention and dedication to my well-being. I'll save time this morning, and have a simple pre-practice post.  I'm feeling good, and ready to see what happens on my mat. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 (Part II) I'm on my mat having just come out of Savasana.  I'm feeling marvelous and ready to continue my day.  I was shocked at how strong but weak I felt today on my mat; strong in that I could feel my body supporting itself and I could feel my build working to keep poses sustained, but weak in that, with all of the running I've been doing lately, I felt tender, and sore in most of my joints.  That's an old story, that I've written about many times.  The only remedy is to continue hitting my mat. Namaste