I'm back

Well, I took more than 3 days off. On top of LH, I've been sick with a cold since Thursday. I did some yoga, but not a full practice. I even pulled my recent issue of Yoga Journal and did Marla Apt's sequence of poses to relieve sinus congestion. It was okay -- a lot of inverted poses -- but it did not deliver the "sweet relief" it promised. Also tried the Neti Pot, but was too congested for anything to flow through. So, I took a break. And a nap. And some brandy. While lying in bed, I did some meditation with the Maha Mritunjaya mantra, which is dedicated to overcoming disease and death.

When I wasn't resting, I joined Johnny (who came home for a day - yay!) and we got the vegetable beds completed and filled with soil! It was a big job and very, very satisfying. Today, between rain showers, I will plant the lettuce, arugula, carrots and swiss chard. Yeehaw! We also picked up some soil from Big D and created our sunflower bed.

I had an Ashtanga Lite practice today. Still feeling a bit run down and mucus-y, so I did most of the standing poses, a few Primary poses without vinyasas, and then most of the Finishing. I used a lot of props and did supported backbends on the Swiss Ball. It was enough to get me moving and I think it will take a few days to get back to the full practice.