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So, the week of practice started off with increased emotional bouyancy and energy levels and by Day Five it was like The Gap Band’s “You Dropped A Bomb On Me.” Holy cow. I had to be dragged to the 8 AM morning practice and I was yawning and shaking thru the whole thing. My body was completely fatigued and I was beginning to feel the massive effects of dehydration and drastic change in diet & exercise patterns. I wasn’t able to participate in more than 30% of the two hour morning practice.

Thankfully, the afternoon mysore class became a focused breathing and meditation workshop, so I didn’t have to perform the Ashtanga primary series twice in one day (like we seem to have been doing a lot). Instead, I just got a chance to focus on controlling my abdomen and chanting with my group. Quite an amazing experience and all the worries and troubles I had going into the room were resolved or dissolved upon my leaving the room. Lots of work, but lots of benefit. Still no complaints overall.

See you all next week!

Link to complete picture series for Australia 2005

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