I had my first individual Hatha yoga session with a very special teacher today. I felt it would be a beneficial way to try and ease into vacation, among other benefits'
I felt a connection to this teacher after taking my first group class with him. Individial sessions like today allow me to take the practice deeper.
He teaches a classic yoga sequence, as well as the science and spirituality behind it. He gently breaks down the misconceptions about yoga that have Lululemoned-it into something unrecognizable to true yogis.
Postures are held for about 5 minutes each. The emphasis is placed on breath and alignment. Savasana follows each posture.
In a way, I feel grateful to add this instructor to my support system. With him, alongside my Buddhist teacher and Ayurvedic practitioner, I feel the circle is complete for now 🙏
I'm setting an intention to take time off from work this Thanksgiving. I can't remember the last time I wasn't “one foot in and one foot out” of work while on vacation.
This week I hope to really shut down and disconnect. I find it difficult to do.
Experience has shown that it's a gradual transition and may happen in fits and starts. Hopefully some fresh mountain air will help.
I'm wrapping up my day now. I'm working a bit later than usual, in advance of meeting my family out this evening.
I'm currently feeling an intense, internally generated, pressure to keep pushing. To keep squeezing in a few more to-dos.
This is in spite of me setting a daily priority list. Most of it's done now.
In theory, I'm supposed to sign-off when the list is done. In practice I still struggle to not constantly add to it.
One reason for this post is to help me break that cycle today. I'm trying to slowly ease off the throttle, to ease into the work-to-home transition.
Otherwise, I'm likely to push to the last minute, experiencing diminishing returns, only to then feel like I'm late to meet the family. This creates unnecessary and unhelpful stress, without moving anything forward, really.
So it's with that intention I'll conclude this post, pack-up and move on...
Sometimes I experience myself having a thoughtjam. It feels like my brain's version of a logjam.
I'm using this blog to help break through and prevent these. Having an unstructured and unorganized place to do this feels essential to me. Otherwise stay stuck trying to get everything just right.
Takevtoday, for example. I am able to jot down this brief post while drinking detox tea, before meditating.
I'm feeling happy to have a free form blog again. I write in many structured places. It's been a while since, I've had an unstructured place to write.
This is that place. It feels liberating to have access to it. My mind has been feeling backed up again. The thoughts feel like they need to come out. Now they have a place to do that.