"Bamboo is flexible, bending with the wind but never breaking capable of adapting to any circumstance. It suggests resistance, meaning that we have the ability to bounce back even from the most difficult time...Your ability to thrive depends, in the end, on your attitude to your life circumstances. Take everything in stride with grace, putting forth energy when it is needed, yet always staying calm inwardly"- Ping Fu Bend, Not Break
Recently I have been getting up at five and doing yoga for a half hour. Initially, it was somewhat of a chore to get up and stretch but now if I do not do it I feel the difference.
Most animals stretch when they wake up. There is a reason why many of the stretches are named after animals: downward dog, cat, cow, frog, cobra, etc. Maybe there is wisdom to stretching first thing in the morning?
I have also noticed that I not only feel good that I have stretched but also my mind is calmer due to the breathing portion of yoga. The calm typically lasts for a few hours. By noon I note no difference. Maybe I need to do a lunch session to get it back?
Today's question is:
"How do you begin your day?"
Recently I have been getting up at five and doing yoga for a half hour. Initially, it was somewhat of a chore to get up and stretch but now if I do not do it I feel the difference.
Most animals stretch when they wake up. There is a reason why many of the stretches are named after animals: downward dog, cat, cow, frog, cobra, etc. Maybe there is wisdom to stretching first thing in the morning?
I have also noticed that I not only feel good that I have stretched but also my mind is calmer due to the breathing portion of yoga. The calm typically lasts for a few hours. By noon I note no difference. Maybe I need to do a lunch session to get it back?
Today's question is:
"How do you begin your day?"
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