Hatha

Argh...allergies. I slept poorly last night and woke up exhausted and stuffy at 6 a.m. I went back to sleep only to wake up two hours later more exhausted than I was before and even more congested. I feel like my entire body is a big ITCH.

But I rallied and went for a 45 minute walk with the pup, yawning the whole way. By lunchtime, I was so miserable and tired that I knew I couldn't practice. I took a nap that stretched into over two hours.

So I decided to take it easy and did a 30 minute Hatha practice. I flowed through a few sun salutations, did some standing poses and several seated poses. I based the practice on a sequence I'm teaching this week in my Hatha classes. It's a sequence that I taught in the Fall and I'm now remembering that I didn't like it very much. Probably need to rework it a bit or think of something else for classes the rest of the week.

I've clearly adjusted to doing a longer and more vigourous practice, which is a good thing! :-) With the brief Hatha practice, I didn't feel like I had done enough yoga. My practice felt too short. If I had more time, I would have done an hour-long restorative practice.

Astanga

I was deeply exhausted last night and slept so soundly the I barely moved the entire night. I'm getting hit hard by allergies this year, but it's inconsistent. I was at the house on Saturday night and didn't sleep well because all of the sniffling and sneezing. I took an allergy pill before going to bed last night and seemed to be fine.

Today, I did the full Primary. I had a good, focused practice. My lower back is feeling a little bit cranky today. Before practice, I took a long walk on my own (without the dog) so I was already warmed up when I started.

Busy day ahead. This afternoon, I'm going to a guitar lesson for the first time in over a month. I haven't been going regularly because my teacher has been busy. After that, I'm headed to a party.

Goals for this week: I'd like to practice yoga in the mornings (easier to do when I'm going to bed early) and eat healthy (easier to do when I'm not eating out, which I'm not going to).