The deepest breath I took yesterday...

...was at 6:30 yesterday evening. Breathing is the most basic of basic, yet awareness of the breath is the first thing that goes out the window for me when stress gets high. I think I need to start living more in my body and less in my head.

Gearing up for class number 4 with a glass of soymilk and an energy bar! I won't even mention the venti sugarfree soy latte I had earlier ; ) I might not need a shot block this afternoon. Typically I'll eat one or two of these before class, but tonight since I'm fuelled by latte I might not need to. The shot bloks are good for sustained performance, and they give me just enough boost to make it through class. Is taking a shot blok before yoga like shooting steroids before playing baseball? Not quite, but sometimes I feel oddly guilty about eating one. I don't crave them or feel like I can't take a class without one, so I don't think it quite qualifies as addiction juuust yet.

For the past several years whenever I go to classes consecutively I tend to develop head cold symptoms. As per usual I'm rocking a sore throat, sinus pressure and related sinus headache. Pushing through cold symptoms is, besides annoying, something I constantly struggle with in this particular type of yoga. What gives? Weakened immune system due to prolonged intense activity? Is the heat making me sick? Would I have a cold anyway if I wasn't doing yoga? Who knows.

What I do know is that class is in an hour and a powernap is likely in my future.

Namaste!