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Knocked Off The Horse Part III

Friday, April 1, 2022

For whatever reason, my illness has lingered.  I got over the worst of it last week/weekend but I'm still feeling fatigued, short of breath, and not 100%.  For those reasons, when my alarm sounded at 4:15am this past Wednesday and Thursday, I couldn't get up.......

Days without yoga are always inferior to days that start with yoga.  In my opinion, it has nothing to do with anything other than the days that start on my mat, with a practice, simply get a better version of myself throughout the day.  

On that note, it's time to begin...

Part II:

As always, I'm writing this on my mat, having just come out of Savasana.  I get in my own way sometimes by trying to do too much; I believe I did that to myself earlier this week when I was feeling well enough to practice on Monday and Tuesday.....I don't believe I was well enough.  Today, (knock on wood), I'm feeling well enough again, but I'm going to be a bit more mindful about where I expend my energy. 

Closing and saying the day is always  better when it starts on one's mat. 

Namaste

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