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Uninspired Yoga: It's Still Yoga

Friday, July 22, 2022,

I've said it many times throughout the 5+ years this blog has been maintained; on some days one feels enlightened, inspired, perfected, in-tune, etc.......and, on other days, one doesn't feel any of these things. 

Feelings, on the whole, should be recognized and observed but, ultimately ignored.  How one "feels" on any given day will change with the wind.....one's blood sugar.....the spicy-chicken-sandwich one at

  • Uninspired work: it's still work.  Do your job(s) and know that you're still completing your tasks even if it's not the most innovative/creative day in your life. 
  • Uninspired talk: it's still talk.  Don't force anything that doesn't come naturally....it'll seem odd if you're smiling and trying to seem overly-happy in a disingenuous way.
  • Uninspired <<fill in blank>>: No matter what you're doing, you can still do it if it's un-inspired and unexceptional.
The point in all of this is that, maintaining consistency in something helps you stay conditioned for when those days of inspiration do occur (and they always do).  Those days of inspiration always come back.  

Time to begin....

Part II:
As always, I'm wriring this Part II post-practice, on my mat, having just come out of Savasana. 

Odd little practice today.  I felt like I was going through the motions; and that's ok.  Time to shower up and enter the world. 

Namaste


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