YWA Breath: Day 4

[Maddee_6333]

Just putting this here as a reminder to myself, in case the two things prove to be related.

I’ve been doing my yoga practice in the mornings, but yesterday I ended up doing it in the evening. It was slightly different to the previous 3 days: it was all on the floor, mostly lying down, and had a more relaxing rhythm to it. It’s definitely been my favourite day so far, even though I was thoroughly mugged by both dogs during it 🤣

Here I should mention that I am a lady of a certain age, and rarely get a full night’s sleep due to hot flushes - often waking every hour, or waking up less often but having longer flushes or having a series of them in quick succession so that I’m awake for over an hour (generally about 4am).

Last night I slept for a whole 4+ hours to 3am 😀 woke up for a very brief hot flush, then fell asleep for another hour - when I was woken by husband getting in from work - then slept till my alarm at 6am \o/

I actually woke up feeling rested, I can’t remember the last time that happened.

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold]

Oh wow!!! Fabulous!!!! I think there are many of us ladies of that certain age. So great to hear!

I’m also using yoga focussing on breathing sometimes when trying to fall asleep, and it does its trick as well!

Brill! Hope your nights’ rests continue! It’s so great to wake up well rested!

[Maddee_6333 in reply to CBDB]

I have just finished Day 5. Somehow I don’t think it will have quite the same effect; so many planks 😣

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Maddee_6333]

Yeah, I am still doing mostly half planks (knees on blankets), and much shorter full planks only by using bricks under hands. So still have to progress to full planks at some point. Planks - not my friends, even with bricks.

[Maddee_6333 in reply to CBDB]

With me it’s not so much the planks themselves as getting into them in the first place 😣