Day 1 - Self Practice at Home

It's time I should start writing my entries again.

Last two nights were late for me due to business networking events. That goes without saying, I had to have a few obligatory glasses of whisky. The next morning, I started practice around 12.30pm to complete a half primary. No drop backs today.

I observed that the thoughts start streaming in after the sun salutations, somewhere in Parsvakonasana. Sometimes, I'd pause there for a moment, almost like in a daze, before I shake myself up to carry on.

The last 5 - 6 months or so had been a series of 1 - 3 day weekly self-practices at home. I've stopped going to the studio due to an accumulation of factors: too exhausted from work, travelling and transport challenges after moving residence in April this year, the cost and time involved to commute from home, to the studio and to work was too much.

I've gained weight and lost strength as a result. I was rather upset by it because I was trying to control what was going on a daily basis without any tangible success. Everyday, I crave to practice and I just kept trying. There were just so much problems going on for me which outlasted me.

In terms of progress, I'm still at Marichyasana D. I could usually bind after 2 attempts, and that was after all the work done in the last 1 - 2 months. I cannot execute any of the transitions in Utkatasana or Virabhadrasana like in the past. I do Kurmasana and supta on better days, but the hip flexibility has declined. I could bind in Mari D and Supta without any issues, where I last left of from, 6 months ago, practicing with my teacher.