It seems that The Plan will work, as long as I keep the appointment and am on my mat at the agreed upon time. Yesterday, I recited the chant, stood in tadasana for a bit to see how I felt and decided I would do three suryanamaskaras. So I did. Then I thought, I’ll do some backbends and I did urdhva dhanurasana three times, followed by paschimottanasana. Then the four finishing poses. It was okay. I didn’t get the resistance because I didn’t force.
I love yogaguide’s advice to “remember: stirham sukham asanam – steady & sweet!”
Steady and sweet. Great advice for every practice–meditation, mindfulness . . . life.
Today I practice with friends. Thank God for yoga buddies. Where would I be without them? (The answer is not “in urdhva dhanurasana,” or any other pose; the answer is likely “In front of the computer” or “With a book in your face.”) Now I think I’ll have a bit of chocolate before going to practice.
de die in diem 
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July 6, 2007 at 11:18 am
yogamum
That’s exactly where I’d be without yoga buddies, too!
July 11, 2007 at 12:53 pm
yogaguide
I think that by sharing this you become an excellent example! I can see my own daily (hourly? minutely?) inner dialogue reflected here. Somehow it seems less ominous, less heavy, less concrete when it’s shared. Here’s to blowing away the clouds!
July 11, 2007 at 2:41 pm
yogamum
Boy, do I identify with this one! As the Borg used to say on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” : “Resistance is futile. You will be absorbed.” I’m not sure how that applies except that I suppose if we keep practicing, eventually the practice will absorb us and we won’t have to fight so hard. Or something like that.