Day 2 - Stretching

Ok, Day 2 is here and i woke well out of a very deep sleep... albeit a little sore. But not the kind of soreness i might get from a weight training workout, rather, a more complete feeling that i really worked my "inner" body from all the postures of last nights yoga session. It feels good and reminds me of being aware and present in my body.

Breakfast was another shake - vanilla hemp milk, that green super food stuff, maca powder and a fig apple / nut cookie - delicious - later was green tea again (still not the umph of coffee but surprisingly satisfying nonetheless)

Lunch was a massive sweet mustard salad from 118 Degrees and a slightly warm bed of lasagna - there was so much food!!!! I stopped after eating slightly more than half because i was full. Those portions are really generous.

I nibbled on the leftovers as my work day came to a close and then headed off to Yogaworks.

This class was called Viniyoga and was taught by Andrea Miller .... i was at first, a bit apprehensive about how i would do considering i was still feeling that soreness from last night (for lack of a better word) but the class started and i really found myself enjoying it.

There were many of the same postures - which i appreciated because i could focus more on the proper alignment - also my mind was less distracted by thoughts of "going deeper" or trying to bend as far as "that person over there" instead i just went with my own flow.

By they end i enjoyed a body / mind high i didn't expect. I had that feeling as though i received a good massage - kind of in a daze but still really present in my body and just an overall sense of peace.

It was - and still is as i type, a great feeling.

Next i headed over to 118 for dinner - this time a Greek Salad and the Tostada - The tostada comes with these zucchini slices that taste like black bean chili - and the "tostada shell" was crispy and crunchy which gives me hope because i didn't expect such a texture in "raw food" - it was totally satisfying!

Oh yeah i also had an interesting experience at lunch - when i joined my meeting with my food - i was offered a sandwich from the tray that was brought in for the people. Someone mentioned "oh he cant eat that hes on a special diet" . It got me thinking later that day that this doesn't really have to be a special diet or even a "thing" I'm doing for just two months .. but rather this is where i am at right now - i think think by releasing the thoughts and beliefs that im vacationing from my "regular" habits to this Raw / Yoga lifestyle, i can focus myself in other areas of my life with more intention.

Matt