I would have slept in this moon day

but the dogs decided to have a tap-dance party on my bed at 5am. So I got up.

Man, do I ever feel out of whack on moon days.

That Was Painful!

After nice Primaries Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with my knee behaving and Padmasana coming back, Mysore this morning was absolutely brutal. Stiff, tired, sore, and a short practice trying to get to my 8am meeting, which I missed due to traffic on the 5.

Some days you're the hammer, some days you're the nail.

At least my knee is behaving itself and is less stiff. Pre-practice stretching helps a lot.

I remind myself not to get discouraged, practice grows slowly.

Knee, Rehab, Etc

Exactly a month ago I tried to rock up into Kukkutasana. Then again, and my knee popped. And hurt.

I finished practice, taught that evening, and the next morning couldn't walk does the stairs. I was convinced that I would be off practice for three months. I iced the shit out of the knee, and was astonished that it felt significantly better the next day. And the day after that.

One month later, I have been back to daily practice, and the only lingering effects are residual stiffness in the half lotus postures, and my padmasana is coming back very slowly and painfully. In the context of Primary, that means everything but Garbha, Kukkutasana, and Baddha Padmasana is there.

Phew!

It's not fun being viscerally reminded of how much MaryD hurt back when I was learning it. Note to self: be more careful.