Howdy folks,

This vlog (I had no idea there even was such a thing until recently) is a tribute to our last 30-day online student practice course and tracks my “efforts” to implement a steadier daily practice.

Because public humiliation 😉 is a very strong motivator for me, I thought if I said I’d post a video of all of my self-practices then I’d actually do it. See below how it all turned out…

This time around (our 8th time offering this course in some format) I wanted to change things up and do something fun.

So…I decided to add in a bit of accountability on my part too to help me make a more dedicated effort to practice along side you for the next 66 days! Woo hoo!

Yes, 66-days! This is the first part of the program – 30 days – but then at the end of December we embark on the “Sustainable Change Challenge”, which takes us into the next 36 days!

Here’s how I do it come hell or high freaking water!

See below for an update AFTER the first 30-DAYS.

I started out with a commitment to do 66 days of video blog of my self-practice. The experience was awesome and arduous. And after 31 days I decided that I wanted my self-care to focus more on mediation and journaling rather than physical practice, although I’ve not given that up at all. I just don’t plan to practice that way for the next 30-some-odd days. However, the way I want my practice to shift makes it much less “video-genetic” 🙂 But I’m compelled all the same to make the change.

When considering this choice and the commitment I made originally the following questions arose:

Is it a cop out?
Am I just being lazy?
Have I failed at living up to my commitment?
Am I being a poor example?

Then the following answers:

• I am honoring myself, my current needs, and current life situation.
• I need mediation and writing every day more than movement everyday.
• I need to rest my knee and choose my practice differently.
• I want to go somewhere to practice, someplace sacred. (Thank you Asha Yoga.)
• I can’t very well video tape myself meditating! Or could I?
• I’ll take a picture every day of myself and share some of my journaling…
• Okay, maybe not journaling…
• This feels like the right thing to do.
• I can still video tape my practices or parts of them (if I’m at home).
• This demonstrates my ability to be malleable and work within the realities of my life, which is what I’m always telling everyone else to do.
• Practice changes and that’s appropriate.
• What’s the end goal anyway? Develop the habit of self-care.
• I’m doing that.
• Okay, I’ll change it.
• Of course, it was a back and forth over the past three days, but ultimately I know I am still committed to the right thing.
• I’m not stopping. I’m shifting. And…ultimately all I can do is try it and see if I’m deluding myself or listening keenly.

Bottom line is, who knows. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.