Missed posting yesterday because the blog fairy locked me out! Reason: Unknown. But, we have reconciled, recovered & renewed passwords & the blog goes on. 
Focusing now on Sloooooowwwwwiiiinnnng Doooowwwwwn. It’s a really necessary next step for me. I’ve a natural tendency to race & fidget & atomic squirrel, & it’s all part of staying disconnected & on the surface of life. It’s a combination habit, defensive shield & pain in the ass anxiety. If you want to go Ayurvedic, it’s over vata-ness. (Used to be more pitta, but I’m just not that pissed off anymore.
So slowing down, grounding, opening up & relaxing are all good practices for me. Not multitasking. Slowing down daily movements. (Hopefully, this will lead to fewer bumped shins.) Spending time savoring moments rather than racing through them to the next thing. It’s such an ingrained state of being & seemed so complementary to our ambition/achievement/hyperspeed culture. But it actually sucks at many levels — constant tension,, stress & hyperactivity is not conducive to a yoga career. Shocker. 
Lynne coached me to breathe more, slow down & open up to the flow around & within me. Focused on a gentler, deeper self-practice last night & this morning did a Liquid Asana DVD by Micheline to remind me of the wonderful time I had during her teacher training. Followed that on with some slower Forrest style stretches, especially twists. Chillin’ post-lunch now; will practice again later — likely an exact repeat!! Practice makes less perfectionistic, I hear.
I’m quite impressed that I’ve been finding some people & things too fast or harsh recently. Woah, that’s big for the atomic squirrel.
