December Practice

​With each repetition of this practice, I go deeper in. Several times now, I’ve needed to adjust the practice to meet my needs. First my quads were not warmed up enough for my attempts at camel to be comfortable.  So I added some variations of sun salutations that included runner’s lunge. 
 
Then I also found myself pausing the audio so I could stay in bound angle, supported bridge, and savasana longer. For other poses, I found that I couldn’t hold it for quite as long as I was telling myself to, so I would return to tadasana, child’s pose, or continue onto the second side.

It is nearly February and I have yet to complete this reflection. I feel like my focus on the details above speaks volumes. It was such a new process for me, such a new experience to be open and vulnerable and share myself in a less than perfect expression. And yet, as I look back on the other side of my January practice, I see how much this December practice set the stage for so much growth. No wonder the cards jumped out in three groups of three... there was so much intense work to do that it is difficult to put into words. 

The aftereffect, though, is that I feel much more connected, authentic, and free to share myself and my journey in my humanness.