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Discipline Beats Motivation- When You're Feeling Average

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (Part I),
For whatever reason, I woke up Monday morning and Tuesday morning of this week, and hit the snooze button on my alarm....

Thankfully, that's pretty uncommon for me, as I'll get into a yoga-groove and begin to feel "odd" if I don't start my day on my mat.  While I did not begin on my mat Monday or Tuesday of this week, I did begin my mornings with loved ones, coffee, and light/easy conversations on the couch in our fuzzy robes, which is always a lovely way to begin a day; even a work-day.

I have not gone through a practice in four days so I'm not quite sure what to expect from myself this morning.  It's 5:19AM as I type this, and it's time to begin....

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 (Part II),
As the title of today's post states, today was an average practice......and that's ok.

For whatever reason, I did not have great control over my mind today; thoughts were flitting around in my head, and I was going through the motion of my practice without really achieving any depth......and that's ok.

My physical practice of Asana/poses, was simple, and consisted of my warm up, followed by Surya Namaskara A (sequence of four) and Surya Namaskara B (sequence of two).  I followed these up with some standing, forward-bends and standing back-bendsm before taking Savasana.  I finished up around 6:30AM for a total of an hour (and some change) on my mat this morning......and that's ok.

If you're a beginner, and want to expand your own yoga practice, I would recommend beginning with Surya Namaskara/Sun Salutes.  An excellent beginners guide to learning how to move through Sun Salutes, can be viewed here.  Don't think you need to look like the man in this video; I certainly don't....and that's ok.

As always, and as I often say about my practice, and other things in life that are done with repetition and can sometimes seem dull, "Discipline Beats Motivation".....every time.

Namaste

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