Paschimottanasana
Yesterday I reflected on the one and only habit I want to focus in April:
It’s getting up at 5 am. 2.
I want to practice yoga at 6:30.
My subconsciousness should support me that’s why I wrote down this goal in the evening. Today I woke up on time. I was tired but I left the cosy bed. It felt as if I got up in the middle of the night. One neighbor was up already. He sat in front of his PC. He seemed to be very busy. The curtains were open. He had switched on bright light.
I prepared a cup of coffee for myself and opened my mail box. I got an Email by a friend sent at 3:45 am. She gets to bed very early in the morning. She sent me a link on Corona and the consequences. When she gets to bed, I get up. We can live according to our own rhythm.
At 6 am it was still dark. I didn’t like to switch on a light. My E was still sleeping. I asked Siri: sun rise? The female machine voice answered: The sun rises at 6:51 am. My time to start practicing yoga is 6:30 am, 10 minutes before sun rise. Also today the sky became red. This is the reward when getting up early. To experience how the night fades away, and how the day begins is every day great to see. Exactly at this moment I start greeting the sun.
I don’t feel stiff that early, not stiffer than usual. But I feel weak. I’m not able to do all the vinyasa. I almost fall on the floor when I want to lower my body from chaturanga dandasana. There is a lot to do…..
Several times I a timer for 1 minute to hold asanas a bit longer than 5 breaths. I could even hold headstand for 1 minute. That’s a short time for this asana. I aim for 5 minutes.
I finished my yoga practice at 8:30. The entire day was still in front of me. After breakfast I cut the vegetables for lunch. Today I’ll prepare chickpeas with vegetables and rice. Garam masala will make an Indian meal out of it.
What else?
We shall get a tracking App in Germany, so that we can avoid people who are infected with the virus. This all shall be temporarily and voluntarily. I think I’ll use this App when available. The idea not being able to breathe anymore is a horrible thought. This can happen if one catches this corona virus. It’s easy to become careless, but the pandemic is still in the beginning.