It’s New Year’s Day, and the first day of NaYoPracMo. I’m looking forward to a whole month of daily yoga practice, since I let my regular yoga practice become sidetracked during the holidays. Today’s practice began with the lighting of incense, the placing of a CD in the CD player, and the unfurling of my yoga mat. I was excited, arms raised to start Sun Salutations and then as I bent down into forward bend I felt the familiar muscle tightness in the backs of my legs. I was somewhat dismayed recalling how much progress I’d made prior to the holidays, while engaged in regular practice. I persuaded myself to keep going lengthening and stretching the muscles that were feeling resistant, with each new pose the stiffness melted a little more, until finally, I could feel new movement and space. Finishing my practice, I laid back in Corpse Pose and smiled, as I thought how yoga practice, like New Year’s Day was offering up a moment to begin again.
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