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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, were superb.

Time to shower up, and enter the day.

Namaste

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