Topsy Turvy Day 10 of 30 Days Surya Namaskar(Sun Salutation) Practice
>> Sunday, November 29, 2009 –
Experiments,
Surya Namaskar
Today I completed 10th day of the 30 days of Surya Namaskar(Sun Salutation) Practice. Till 9th day I practiced in the morning but today got some work in the morning which I could not avoid and then had to rush to office. I completed the practice at around 9 pm in the evening after the office.
I was tempted to miss the practice for today but decided to go ahead with the practice, in the evening if though it meant that I would be practicing when I was tired after the office. The difference I noticed when I practiced in the evening was more of a mental state more than the physical state. When we return from the office in the evening, we are mentally tired and need more efforts to focus while on the physical front the body may be little tired but stiffness is less. I devoted some more time for focusing and stretching which helped in getting me focused. When I started the practice after that I felt not much difference physically. I am feeling physically bit tired now but it would be interesting to see how I feel tomorrow morning.
It gave me satisfaction that I have not stopped the practice till now. I think 30 days of continuous practice requires dedication. There are two aspects here. First is the physical angle where in body resists going through the regimen and wants rest. Another angle is the mental angle where in the mind resists any disciplined effort. Human mind by nature is restless and does not wants us to focus or concentrate. When we start the practice it is more of the physical capacity factor but later on you would require more of the mental strength. Today was a good test of the mental strength required and I am glad I crossed that hurdle successfully. It is essential to follow the same routine so you become habituated to that condition and face less mental challenge. Today that routine was disturbed and that is why it was challenging and important to finish the practice today. I now feel quite confident that I should be able to finish rest of the 20 days. I think after 4 more days I may want to increase the number of rounds in the first two sets. That could be the next challenge to make it more interesting.
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I was tempted to miss the practice for today but decided to go ahead with the practice, in the evening if though it meant that I would be practicing when I was tired after the office. The difference I noticed when I practiced in the evening was more of a mental state more than the physical state. When we return from the office in the evening, we are mentally tired and need more efforts to focus while on the physical front the body may be little tired but stiffness is less. I devoted some more time for focusing and stretching which helped in getting me focused. When I started the practice after that I felt not much difference physically. I am feeling physically bit tired now but it would be interesting to see how I feel tomorrow morning.
It gave me satisfaction that I have not stopped the practice till now. I think 30 days of continuous practice requires dedication. There are two aspects here. First is the physical angle where in body resists going through the regimen and wants rest. Another angle is the mental angle where in the mind resists any disciplined effort. Human mind by nature is restless and does not wants us to focus or concentrate. When we start the practice it is more of the physical capacity factor but later on you would require more of the mental strength. Today was a good test of the mental strength required and I am glad I crossed that hurdle successfully. It is essential to follow the same routine so you become habituated to that condition and face less mental challenge. Today that routine was disturbed and that is why it was challenging and important to finish the practice today. I now feel quite confident that I should be able to finish rest of the 20 days. I think after 4 more days I may want to increase the number of rounds in the first two sets. That could be the next challenge to make it more interesting.
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