Progress Report

As I sit here this morning adjusting to the time change and sipping my hot cinnamon and honey, I think its time to look at some of my progress over the last month.

I used to nap several times during the day  and still sleep at night.  Now the only times I grab a nap is if I have had a rough night the night before. I go through cycles where I have a few nights where I don't sleep well. Something I think I got from my mom. . I do still fall asleep when I am sitting in my recliner watching tv, especially in the evenings. but I don't consider those the same as naps where I actually crawl into bed. LOL I know as I get more healing in even those recliner naps will go away. I have never felt guilty about napping. I know that most healing takes place during sleep. The body uses sleep time to pull the toxins from the cells, then the awake time is the time to eliminate them from the body. But its nice to have some energy and be able to have more of a day because I am sleeping less.

If I was out once or twice a week running errands, etc. The following day I was totally useless, unable to move, no energy, etc. This past week, I went to yoga class and then ran errands on Tuesday and went to a party Tuesday night (UNHEARD of prior to that), Wednesday I was a little stiff and sore but I still got some laundry done and my steps in. :)  Friday I ran errands and then went to yoga. I was really sore Friday night and didn't want to move. But Saturday I was up early and doing all I needed to do to get to a party I was consultant at on Saturday afternoon. Again, something unheard of a few months ago after a day like Friday.  Now, I do admit yesterday I was pretty darn tired and didn't have the motivation to do too much. But when I look at what I was able to accomplish before I got to that point, and the fact that it was a time change weekend, I think I did pretty darn well last week.

Plantar Fasciitis is still there some mornings, but not as bad. The pain isn't as severe and it goes away with only a few steps.  It is not often there through the day when I sit and then get up anymore and there are days I don't have it at all. :)

My balance is improving. I still have a way to go, but it is slowly coming along. Even in my every day walking around I don't feel like such a lumbering ox anymore. I am beginning to feel a little more graceful, moving a little more confidently and with a little lighter step.

So yes, I would say yoga is good for me. Even though I still have evenings where I am doing the Tim Conway old man shuffle, the evidence is pretty clear.

Namaste