Aggressive Bacon

So I started reading that book on mudras and I quick checked out the mudra for dealing with aggression. It was interesting to read "[m]ost aggression is based on not being able to say 'no,' not being able to set boundaries, letting oneself be driven into a corner, etc. The basic evil is fear (Mudras: Yoga in your Hands, 82)." To relieve this tension and the build up of aggression, you can make a mudra of a fist (Mushti Mudra). You make a fist; curling in your fingers in and place your thumb on your ring finger.  Make the mudra with both hands, sit comfortably, consciously breath in and out, and repeat this affirmation: "I am quite and serene in every situation." Hold this mudra and affirmation for as long as needed or up to three times a day for 15 minutes.
When I tested this mudra, I was amazed.  I felt tension leave my body, my breath even out, and I began to feel positive again.  I know I should incorporate this one into my daily practice as I have been topsy-turvied and feel like I have no boundaries and am incapable of making decisions on my own without other trying to change my mind. I've always like mudras and I'm excited to see what more I can learn and discover about myself through reading this book and practicing.

Another thing I tested this week was bacon. Yes, that delicious, better than anything on the planet, substance. I found uncured bacon the other day at Aldi and I just had to give it a shot.  It had just 5 ingredients (which means it's clean eating approved) and it's uncured. I've never really been a fan of turkey bacon, what seems to always be suggested in place of regular bacon.  It's not because of taste, texture, etc; more the fact that it's almost more processed that bacon. And isn't that the whole reason we're trying to take it out of our diet - high process meat with lots of additives.  This bacon is made of: pork, water, sea salt, evaporated cane sugar, and celery powder. 
Anyways, the bacon was glorious; just look.

 

Mudras, Pajamas, and Fools (Oh My)

Yup; that's me!  I did a video the other day and posted it on YouTube.  I was super scared and nervous, but excited to share what I knew about changing your posture in just a few minutes a day. All stuff you can do while in your pajamas.  Hence, the title and my awesome wardrobe choice.

I didn't post yesterday because I was on a very long bus ride back to Wisconsin.  And as noted, it's not possible to post a blog from an iPhone. Out of all the things you can do, you can't do that.

Instead, I started reading about mudras in Mudras: Yoga in your Hands by Gertrude Hirschi and another book, called Fools Rush In: An April Fools Day Anthology. They are both very interesting and I plan on posting the mudras that I have been practicing from the book. 



I'm not even through the first story in the Fools Rush In book, but I like it already.  The first story is about a teenage nerd that get courted by the popular cute guy and ends up getting hurt in one of those horrible public ways.  It keeps alluding to what happened, but it hasn't actually said yet. It's 12 years later, and Alex (the nerd girl) is putting her life back together and running her own floral shop.  She begins planning the wedding flowers for a local celebrity; one day, Beck (hot, popular betrayer) walks in with said celebrity client.  It turns out he's the brother of the celebrity lady. I'm really interested to see what else happens.  This is the point where my bus pulled up to the stop.  I'll keep you updated.