30 minutes of strength-training yoga with Rodney Yee; I can’t do the side stretch pose, at all. I started having real trouble in sequence 3. In downward facing dog, my heels cannot touch the mat, and I can never touch my feet / ankles / the floor in any extension.  Ended with 15 additional minutes of guided meditation.

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One thing Marnie does when she wants to make a change is to set a restricted time frame — that’s an upside down way compared to how I’ve always done it. The easiest example relates to weight loss: I’m dieting until I lose X pounds. Well hell, who knows how long that might take, and there’s no good end in sight. Just a long string of days without. But with Marnie’s way, I find myself thinking well hell, I can do anything for X days!

So this commitment to myself lasts through the end of August, period. I can do anything for 3 months, right? The week I’m in Turkey I probably won’t be maintaining my routine, so I’m anticipating that without recrimination. When I get back, I’ll just do my daily thing.