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
The Illusion of Time and The Lies I Tell Myself
I woke up 10 minutes before the alarm was going to go off. I was thinking of getting up but somehow managed to fall back asleep. Getting up to the alarm after 10 minutes of sleep is much more complicated than waking up 10 minutes before the alarm goes off and just getting up. Now that I have an alarm clock that I can read, it's pretty mind-boggling how rested I feel after … [Read more...] about The Illusion of Time and The Lies I Tell Myself