Day 7

Weather: Cold. Brr-town, USA.
Feeling: Good but distracted.

Post for Thursday, written on Friday.

wide angle leg, head on bolster.

Yesterday I felt pretty good in the morning. I did a few standing poses followed by some seated restorative poses. The day was going to be busy so I wanted to get some relaxation in before the day began. One thing I realized yesterday while trying to relax in upavista konasana, is that it is incredibly hard to keep yourself in check to clear the mind and to keep the posture up. I guess this is not something that I noticed yesterday only since I talk about it all the time. BUT. I should say I keep thinking about it and feel that I need to repair it. I have come to the conclusions that perhaps I should not try so hard to NOT think and just do the physical movements and focus on the sensations in my body. If I can just continue to experience the tightness in my limbs and concentrate on correct alignment and posture I think the rest will follow.

I've actually always said that, and have heard it from others, that if we can get our physical selves into good condition the rest of life makes it way to being in order. It's sort of the same thing with my practice :) We'll see if that's true.