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Is it February 28th yet? Just wondering…
Is it February 28th yet? Just wondering…
What in the Sam Hill is he doing?
I didn’t get my self out of bed in time to go to Jeff’s this morning. I was awake, but didn’t quite pass the threshold to up. It might have been the fresh clean sheets or the fact that I’d only been in bed about 5 1/2 hours. Either way, I just got done with a yoga set that was too nice to stop before I hit my 20 minutes. I ended with a pigeon pose set that took my right hip to new dimensions of freedom. Wow. Anyhoo…that’s all…see ya.
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Anyhoo…I just got finished doing a modified 20 minute set to Mr. Jeff Marten’s DVD, which is great as always. Now I’ve got a bunch of reading and laundry to do, which will make for an uneventful Saturday night in.
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I just finished my 20 minute practice…15 of Jeff’s DVD and then 5+ minutes sitting half lotus, which was amazing. I’m not sure what it is about that pose that just calms my nervous system down, but it is a peace-inducing tonic. I was actually present and satisfied just listening to my breathing as Jeff’s voice droned on in the background.
Don’t tell anyone, but I think I like sitting half lotus almost as much as I like cupcakes. Forced to live in a world without one or the other…well…I don’t want to think about a world without either cupcakes or half lotus, but you get my drift.
Peace out.
I’m not sure how long my yoga practice was just now. I’m guessing somewhere in the 15 minute range. I only meant to do five, because once again I’m beat and feel drained.
As a matter of fact, new rules…Anything above 5 minutes is gravy from here on out. My major goal at this point is to transition from the temporary construct of this project into something that is a sustainable life-long practice that fosters a habit of health and fitness. That means lower frequency with longer duration, e.g. going to a 60 to 90 minute class 4-5 times a week. That’s what I’ve got to figure out and that’s what I’m interested in.
Right now though, I’m just feeling a bit overwhelmed by school. I’m not really having much in the way of fun in life and I can’t quite get the point of what I’m doing. It’s something like an escape coupled with a hope that this [school/my life/my future] will turn into something more secure and worthwhile sometime in the uncertain future. Right now though it’s just completely unfulfilling.
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It’s way too late to get all flowery with the words, so suffice it to say that I just did a guru Jeff 20 tonight…and I’m glad I did.
This is the beginning of Month 10 of this project, which means I’m 3/4 of the way through the year. If you’ve been reading the last few posts you’ll also know I’m a bit ambivalent about its future. That said, I did do the first 25 or so minutes of Jeff’s DVD again tonight, cuz it was in the thingy and it’s a solid practice.
Doing a minimum of 20 mins is really different than doing a minimum of 5 mins. It’s a completely different context. Of course 20 mins a day is going to make a difference, but the original question was, would five. Anyhoo, it is what it is.
Bedtime now…and for some reason I just accepted a sub assignment to do 1/2 day at a kindergarten tomorrow. Large groups of small children frighten me….what was I thinking?
I’m not sure what to say about today. I didn’t make it to guru Jeff’s class this morning – just couldn’t quite motivate myself out of bed in time. I did do the first 30 minutes of his DVD earlier this evening, which was a decent compromise I suppose. It did help to clear my mind somewhat of what I think might be PMS cooties. I hate when the PMS cooties infect my mind. I lose something of myself. I guess as wise men always say, this too shall pass.
I’m am simply not going to do yoga tonight. I don’t feel like it and I don’t think it’ll make much of a difference either way. I feel I’ve already answered the question I set out to answer. I don’t feel like I have anything left to prove to myself or anyone else about how much discipline I do or don’t have. And I think I’ve hit somewhat of a wall with my self-designed yoga practices. I’m looking forward to class with Jeff tormorrow…and to increasing the number of formal classes I take. Peace.
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I flopped into bed after coming home from the bar tonight, quite content to not do yoga. My mind was all justified. I didn’t feel like it and wasn’t gonna do it. I was the one who made up these rules anyway. Well…my disciplined body (see Foucault) wasn’t having any part of it.
I woke up about 30 minutes ago and my mind was still saying no, you don’t have to, but then I(my body?) started to imagine my body doing downward dog and pigeon pose. At least 5 minutes was the subconscious(?) message. So I got up and did about 8 minutes of yoga in the wee hours of the morning. I’m not so sure who’s in charge now or if it’s even a good thing.
