Feel better soon!

@Chad Steele thanks for sharing this with us. I can totally relate. This is definitely a different experience than going to the gym where, in my case, I tend to go on autopilot through my routines- often while watching TV! Instead, this practice challenges me to actually listen and sense what's going on in my body. It's much more profound. I think it has guided me many times to work with with my body instead of against it, and build a much healthier kind of strength than what I get by numbing out on machines. (Assuming I even make it to the gym, which is pretty rare for me these days too.) In that regard, though, Jay and this practice do ask more of us than any gym: to be accountable to ourselves. Those excuses you mentioned don't go away. But I bet that once you start noticing the benefits in your life, you'll realize that the excuses and barriers are part of the journey too.

And 3... 4 and 5 :)

Going through these steps really helps me sense the extremes and then find the center.

Before I started working with you, Jay, I would have definitely thought that 'learning to stand better to improve pain' made no sense- and that standing is just something we do, after learning 'how' as toddlers. Developing a conscious awareness of how we are aligned at a given moment is a life-changing and life-improving experience!

@Jay Kratz Great noticing! I think both are true. It's a small spot in my dining room for walking, and I also tend to get a little stuck in a rotation to the left.