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Friday, March 20, 2020
Woke up this morning at my usual 4:15AM, and I'm on my mat, typing this at 5:09AM.

Physically, I'm feeling well this morning.  A bit of tenderness in areas of my back, and a bit of tenderness in some areas of my legs, but nothing too extreme.  I've been getting exceptional sleep lately, and crawling into bed around 7:00PM-ish every night; asleep by 8:00PM-ish (and it's awesome).

Mentally, I'm feeling fair enough; I think I had funky dreams last night, which led to a funky feeling this morning, shortly after I woke up.  This happens at times, and the perfect "reset", is the mat that I am currently sitting on.

If I could tell myself one thing, I would say this:

"The world will try and rob you of your peace; expect this daily.  If the world will try and rob of your peace, on a daily basis, you must prepare your body, spirit, and mind, and ensure that you're not left gutted, weeping, and confused when the world comes for you.  Build up your reserves of peace so that you can freely give peace to others."  

 Time to begin...

Friday, March 20, 2020 (Part II),
I'm writing this several hours after my practice, at 1:58PM.

Today's practice was the third, full, Ashthanga flow that I've gone through this week.  Ending with the backbend sequence is still the final "mountain" that I stand at the bottom of, looking up (covered in my own sweat), knowing that, when I get to the top (and completed my backbends), it will all be gentle from that point onward in the practice; Savasana is near.

A great, 15 minutes video representation of Sun Salutes/Surya Namaskara can be found here. 

Sun Salute B/Surya Namaskara B, has been modified and extended to include Lizard and Pigeon pose, as well as Warrior 2/3 before going into the other side; in total, my four Surya Namaskara A and two Surya Namaskara B take up nearly 25 minutes of my practice. 

Tomorrow is Saturday, the traditional day of rest in yoga.  Being born in the United States, and being a Westerner, I observe Sunday as the traditional day of rest.  I may hit my mat in the morning, and I may not.  This week was a great series of practices, which I am proud of.

Namaste








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