Day 9

I've felt tired and restless all day. Concentration has been an issue which is frustrating because I have some assignments to complete at the moment, involving lots of reading, so I need my focus. Not a "productive" day, but otherwise fine, relatively non eventful really, apart from all the noise coming from the basement; workmen...voices and drilling mainly.

I was reluctant to practice today. I'd had plans to go to a new Nia class that I found and was very excited about. Then it started to snow and didn't show any signs of stopping. I haven't quite re-acclimated to the winter weather yet and felt a bit nervous about heading out while it was actively snowing. Nia would have been good for me tonight in this mood - I think it would have lifted me, but instead, faced with defeat on the Nia front, I decided to honour my low energy levels. Restorative would have been good. Being able to let go completely might have helped but all my blankets and bolsters are still on a boat, rather than in my yoga room, and makeshift restorative yoga really doesn't work for me. I need as many props as possible to make it a truly restorative experience! So I went with yin (a routine for the spleen/stomach) and a long savasana. It was challenging today, to be still. Not usually a problem I have, but by the time I re-emerged I'd clocked up a healthy 75 minute practice.

I hope my props arrive soon.