James Walsh Yoga

Monday, February 28, 2022, Nothing to write about.  It's 5:14am. Part II: Start your Monday's on the best foot forward.  No hangover......strong workout......ahead of the game. Namaste

Friday, February 25, 2022,  After coming to my mat throughout this week (with more consistency than the past week), I can say that some of the muscular/G.I. tract/mental/spiritual "gunk" has been moved out or is being moved out.  Put in a plain way, the cogs of the machine are re-oiled, and functioning again.   It's amazing how quickly things can atrophy, and grow still (I neglected my practice for a week or so, and when I came back to my mat, I felt like there was no purpose to any of it, and I would rather be in my bed snoozing instead of in the yoga room).  Enough chit-chat....time to begin...  Part II: I start my mornings at 4:15am (the coffee machine is set to start brewing at 4:00am so, when I walk into the kitchen it's all ready for me....trust.).  I then spend a glorious hour enjoying coffee on the couch, watching brainless YouTube videos on TV (usually Judge Judy episodes), and then hit my mat at 5:15am. I start my practice with meditation and...

Thursday, February 23, 2022, I don't know why but, for whatever reason, my pre-practice posts (which is what you're reading now) haven't been very inspired for awhile; I typically just state the day of the week, and give a brief "I'm on my mat", before diving into my practice. My post-pratice updates (written after I've completed my practice) usually have a bit more "insight" to them. Ah well....it's 5:23am, and it's time to begin.   Part II Writing this post-practice update having just come out of Savasana.  It's 6:58am as I type this, and it's time to enter the world.  Namaste

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 More gunk......I'm on my mat at 5:31am, which is about 15 minutes behind schedule, and I'm still feeling like I'm full of "gunk".  Gunk in my muscles, gunk in my head, gunk in my G.I. tract, and gunk in my heart.   Nothing a bit of heat won't fix. Time to begin...  Part II Not totally "de-gunked" yet but today's practice absolutely helped; it's 6:57am, and it's time to enter the world.  Namaste

Monday, February 21, 2022 Nothing insightful to say; on the mat at 5:28am (a bit behind schedule. Time to begin. Part II: It's 6:53am as I type this and, while I started this Monday morning practice without much enthusiasm, I am always happy that I've started my day on my mat.  Having not hit my mat in about 2 weeks (longer than I thought), I didn't realize how much gunk had built up in my body.  "Gunk", in this sense is literal and figurative; gunk in my muscles, gunk in organs, and gunk in my head.  Heat clears out "gunk" (for me anyway).  Time to shower up and enter the world.   Namaste

Friday, February 4, 2022,  Woke at the usual 4:15am, and on my mat at 5:20am, ready to begin my practice.  For whatever reason, when my alarm went off at 4:15am yesterday, I got up, hit the snooze button, and went straight back to bed.  Don't know why that happened yesterday.....it's a bad habit to get into, however, so I'll finish out the week with a practice.  Time to begin... Part II: No time to dilly-dally...had a great, full practice, and it's time to enter the day.  Namaste

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, Nothing insightful to say these mornings.  Happy to be on my mat, at my usual 5:15am.  Time to begin... Part II: It's 6:56am as I type this, and I'm on my mat, having just come out of Savasana.  It's time to enter the world.   Namaste

Tuesday, February 1, 2022, On my mat, at the usual ~5:15am, and ready to begin... Part II: Event when I get on my mat on time, I rarely finish with enough time to write a proper post-practice update.  It's 6:54am as I type this, and it's time to enter the world.  Namaste