Yoga and Meditation are happening again

Well I've started back on my routine of AM & PM Yoga to get my body limber again. I'm also doing crunches to reduce my "beer belly". 2 sets of 10 3x a day. In this lies the key to a healthy body mind. The rewards are truly great - especially the PM Yoga right before bed. Takes all the stress out of me and reduces stiffness so i'm not only totally relaxed before bed, but i'm also loose and ready for sleep.

I have also started meditating daily for 1/2 an hour to some ambient or new age music. I need the music to block out my voices and racing thoughts. I focus on the music and my breath techniques. When I feel out of focus, I simply return to focusing solely on my breathing.

The shaman pose in the picture is exactly how I meditate. It takes being limber to do that pose cause it stretches your legs and arches of your feet. Sometimes if I have pain I sit in simple cross-legged pose. Either way I come out of my meditation very relaxed and its almost like a trance like state. My cat is naturally curious and will chitter a few cat words at me and circle me and once she see's that i'm quiet and (to her) possibly asleep sitting up she will sit right in front of me as my guardian against spirits of the nether regions. She is my protector during my meditation time.

I'm also going to be riding my bike a lot more until I sell it. I'm trying to get enough cash out of it so I can buy a single speed MCS SpeedFreak 24" BMX Cruiser. I'm getting back into racing as soon as my budget allows. Just local and state races at first in the 35-39 Cruiser group. I may be lagging behind until i build up endurance and better sprinting speed, but I'll consider that training until I'm ready to race the nationals in 40-45 Cruiser group at the Nationals I miss so much. As i've heard before, there's nothing like a boy and his bike and the joy of biking. I might also head over to the old hospital hill and work on my strength training and endurance.

Here's to another great day brought to us on the east coast by mother Gaea herself.

Have a good one fellow readers.