Today we started the second week of our first month in this correspondence course. This week, we are going to be counting 1-8, focusing on inhalations and exhalations.

The first two days I'm counting to eight both on inhales and exhales.

I found myself not being as deep in my meditation as I was last week. I felt like my brain was really active, counting each inhale and exhale. While I feel aware, I don't feel as relaxed as I was during my sits last week.

After I sat I did a thirty minute yin/restorative practice, as my hips are kind of funky and tight and really needed a good stretch.