. Day 7-2.0 . And on the 7th day, I tried to speed it up. That old habit of obsessing with goals got the best of me. I was like, "Wow! If I got this far in 7 days, what if I double the pace for the next 7 days! What if I add another practice?! What if I...?" . Hmmm... . What if I just seat these here hind parts on this mat and get these 30 mins for 30 days? What if I just let what's working work? What if I release my need to measure it? Relax, maybe? . All I know is that all of my what if-ing turned my first attempt at the mat into u-turn right back into my bed at 3am and made my 2nd attempt a sh!t show. A very funny sh!t show but a sh!t show all the same. 😜🙃😜🙃😜🙃 I did complete my now regular 30 mins of restorative yoga. Then I tried to turn it up for another 30 mins on a heart opening, body warming, super fast paced sequence. ALL THE THINGS I NEVER LIKED ABOUT YOGA. . Ummmm...yeah. That was interesting. 😐 it involved a lot of trembling body parts and what felt like the makings of an anxiety attack. . Dear mat, . You are nothing but a mirror. That stunt I tried to pull on you is the same stunt I try to pull in my life every day. I don't know what tape I have running in my head that tells me that I have to do more of what works, faster, better and with less time but, where is the delete button? And who made that tape? . I will be rolling this piece of amethyst to charge you with some crown chakra energy. Clearly my emotions and nervous system could stand a little support and since my practice has a lot of my root chakra, spine and crown on the mat...this purple stone of magic could be a powerful assistant on this journey. . So, I'm back to the drawing board as a way to erase the tape and keep this ego in check. 30 mins a day for 30 days. We have 23 to go and the commitment is to be fully present with THIS process. Not the one I can imagine. . Like I said, we can renegotiate next new moon. As for right now, we are doing THIS and the journey is the destination. No upping the stakes. Just experience ALL THIS HAS TO OFFER. . Love, @melaninmomma . #yoga30daychallenge #restorativeyoga #thematisamirror #matwork #chakras #amethyst #rockstar