Bob S.

Port Townsend, WA, United States

A naturalist living in the PNW. Loving life, whatever it brings next...

Fantastic practice.  I used the pranayama breath work throughout the poses.  Loved working with the energy. 🙏

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17 Aug 09:30

Perfect for mindful recovery.  🙏

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Perfect. I really needed the mindful movement today, and the preview window helped me settle right in. Quick, yet so invigorating, exactly what my body was asking for.  Beneficial as I get back into the "swing" of things...

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15 Aug 09:55

The practice of Yin became a quiet harbor for me, mind and body settling into the long patience that healing asked after my fall. Breath played its keen role, a slow tide moving through tender places, teaching me how to listen to its guidance and soften without collapsing.

Each inhale lifted me; each exhale loosened the strain. Staying tuned to every small signal let me tend the hurt while letting the rest of me drift in gentle motion, a kind of moving stillness. Protecting one tender place made the whole body brighter to me, each part speaking to the others, each movement revealing how we are one woven thing.

🙏 You are appreciated, Devi as guide, teacher, and friend in the soft, luminous way friendship appears on the mat.

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15 Aug 07:42

Revisited this little gem.  My body is healing and this practice let me gently move further as I recover.  It never hurts to pull a little Universal energy into one's heart...

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11 Aug 07:58

I never thought of trying them in bed.  I have a wedge there for sleeping.

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Still cautious, but only a hint in the healing area. This restful movement compliments the less conscience moves through the day.  Downward dogs and side twists still not on my menu, but today felt good, as though I turned a corner.  I see below that knees pain from a year and a half had healed at that time, and as I think now, never returned.  So a message from myself from the past, to be patient for the future post of recovery.

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10 Aug 07:49

I blended thought with that target area and the healing area with my oblique so the absence of cues helped my concentration stay fixed.  Taking "baby steps" and feeling better each day.I can sense my body mending.

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I was able to adjust to poses well and modify those that would have stretched the oblique.  It feels good to work areas that need it, while be patient with the healing.  Always appreciate the sutras which you introduced me.  Such a wonderful addition to my life.

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07 Aug 11:36

I did this practice with modifications to avoid stretches on my left side oblique.  Interesting that I am learning how this group of muscles are related to others.  Still taking things gradually, but the rest of my body is benefiting from the movements.  Still sore, but I'm getting there.

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