I got up to the alarm at 2:30 am. I was awake at 2 am but chose to stay in bed. The surprising insight from today didn't come from the practice rather the change I made to my morning routine—this morning when I went to the kitchen, rather than simply drinking some water and having a spoonful of coconut puree, I made my morning tea and filled up a glass of water to take with … [Read more...] about Something So Small Can Make a Huge Shift
Just a Reminder Not To Do Too Much
Yesterday’s practice was awesome. And I got excited that yesterday’s practice was going to carry over into today .In all that excitement, I forgot that less is more. And rather than being satisfied with the box breathing and doing the Mula bandha on the holds during half sun salutations. I decided to do the Mula bandha lock for the whole practice because imagine how … [Read more...] about Just a Reminder Not To Do Too Much
The Smoldering White Heat Of The Practice
Last night I was exhausted and couldn’t breathe through my nose. A part of me was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to breathe through my nose this morning. Also, I cut short my evening practice but still got in my 35-minute meditation, which is the most crucial part of my evening practice. When I got up around 4, it was a challenge to breathe through my nose; however, within a … [Read more...] about The Smoldering White Heat Of The Practice
A Breakthrough Saturday Morning
I finished my morning practice around 15 or 20 minutes ago (I think), and I'm still not fully grounded in this reality. I tried writing in my journal but couldn't keep coherent thoughts or progression in my mind long enough. After eating some coconut puree and a couple of guacamole mini packs, my partner put some grounding essential oils on me and gave me some carrots to … [Read more...] about A Breakthrough Saturday Morning
The More Progress I Make – The More I Want
Breathing continues to get better and better. I woke up at 2 and then got up with the alarm at 2:30. I wonder how many more times I'm going to have to experience the difficulty of getting up with the alarm clock vs. getting up when I wake up early. Yesterday, I set an intention to breathe to the metronome at a beat of 6-in and 6-out during Half Sun … [Read more...] about The More Progress I Make – The More I Want