Good morning.

I had a lovely chest-opening and heart opening practice this morning. I have been (since yesterday) practicing the sequences laid out in "Yoga for Wellness" that go with each kind of pose. Yesterday, the forward bending put me in a bit of a funny mood I think--for a morning practice, it was not very energizing and I think it stretched my back and neck too far for so early in the morning. Today was a lot different. The backbending practice was very energizing, and coupled with the breathing techniques I am re-learning in Gary's book it was very stabilizing and strengthening as well. I like the way this section of the book is laid out, and I am taking notes about everything. It feels like the aspects of sequencing and adaptation that I was having trouble with will all be whooshed away by this reading. Of course, I'm going to need to internalize it, but I think doing the practices every morning will help.

So I'm feeling good this morning. It will be my first morning commuting from Sammamish to North Bend, and I'm running right on schedule. I have about 20 minutes before I'm going to leave (to hopefully be at work 15 minutes early). I've been feeling so rushed lately that I think I need to either slow down my life or speed up my brain. We'll see which one wins.