James Walsh Yoga

Friday, February 19, 2021, When you distance yourself from something, or abstain from something, for a long enough period of time, it appears all the more shocking and jarring when you finally see it, or experience it again.  The inverse of this occurs as well; stay immersed in something for a long enough period of time, and you become accustomed to it, and accept it as normal.    

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Part I, Practiced without posting a few times last week, as my sleep schedule was getting wonky for some reason.  Back into the swing of things, and up at the usual 4:15am this morning for 1 hour of coffee and contemplation before beginning.

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Find joy in the monotony of life.  Find joy in the mundane nature of daily tasks, chores, and maintenance.  How does one find this joy, excitement, etc.  My subjective opinion, that no one on planet Earth asked for, is that you need to constantly "calibrate the needle" to ensure you stay balanced (a daily practice will assist with this).  A balanced person sees challenges and disappointments, and views them with clarity.  A balanced person sees joy, fun, and opportunity in everything they do.   

Monday, February 8, 2021,  Suffered a slight injury to my left shoulder on Friday by pushing myself into an overly deep backbend.  For me, these kinds of injuries don't occur immediately, in that there's no " oh my goodness *collapses to the ground*, my shoulder!"; it's way less dramatic.  The "injury" or "tenderness" occurs after the practice when you reach for your 5lb laptop and, while extending your arm and applying weight to it, something "catches" or "pulls" in the shoulder that just got the workout, and a level 7-8 pain flare up occurs while your arm goes "dead" for a few seconds.  Waaaaay less dramatic, and leaves you sullen and pouting (like after biting your tongue), as you feel foolish for inflicted this pain on yourself.  All this to say, it's 5:26am, and I've been up for an hour enjoying my coffee and contemplation #strangerthings , and it's time to begin.....

Thursday, February 4, 2021, It's an old saying but, whenever one is dealt a blow or disappointment, whenever one feels tired or defeated, one should rest, not quit. 

On the mat, later than usual at 5:54am; time to begin. 

Monday, February 1, 2021 Nothing inspirational.  5:12am, and it's time to begin.