It's time for a Groundhog Day Resolutions check-in and the shadow says, "Peace!" On March 3, I thought that the coming month would be all about order and organization. Well, not so. My compromised lungs were the order of the day.
I allowed some virus to move in and had a hacking cough for a couple of weeks which pulled my yoga mat out from under me! I managed to teach all of my classes because I didn't actually feel sick (accept for the day I broke down and drank some narcotic-laced-cough-syrup), I just hacked.
Just as I'm recovering from bronchitis, the air quality takes a dive from the volcanic ash and fumes. The good news is, I'm determined to make my once weakest organ into my strong suit so I've been focusing on the practice of pranayama, in and out of class. Lately, I've been breathing much deeper and slower, particularly while doing the Sun Salutes. Moving in and out of the poses slowly, I'm building more strength, power and focus.
That said, I'm not going to make any predictions for the next month of practice. It will be, what it will be: peace.
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