Take your practice into every moment of your day! Don't slouch! "To stand straight is to give up the burden of insecurity. To breathe slowly is to take life as it comes, without allowing memory or expectation to interfere. As the body becomes quiet, the mind becomes quiet. The qi flows not only within the body, but between oneself and Nature. In breathing, the external world becomes you. Yet you do not own it, you let it go and return breath to its source -- what Chinese people call the Tao." Kenneth Cohen Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga at http://shoplocal.ly/01zsRz
Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked." Yoga Sutras
In the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga system we take one day off from our morning practice every week - it's up to you to pick that day, but it's recommended that we be consistent with it. Jennifer and Ken take Sundays off.Also Ashtangis take "moon days" off. So every two weeks or so there is a full moon or a new moon and we don't practice on those days. So that gives us 6 day practice weeks alternating with 5 day practice weeks. It feels great to practice, but it's lovely to have those days off. Take rest! Have an extra coffee! The next moon day is Thursday this week, August 15. Enjoy your practice and enjoy your rest days too!
