A perfect day

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Chaturanga

I think if I were to practice with a background soundtrack, considering my current mood I would be torn between Lou Reed, R.E.M. and Dire Straits.

Maybe Dire Straits for Sundays, while alternating the other two during the week. The absolute best would be to conclude the practice with Perfect Day of course 😊

A perfect day to me starts with a practice during which I can keep a steady and regular flow of breath all along, when I can do my practice focusing on it without thinking about that boring client, a weeping bank account, what I’m going to eat today, that strange dream I had, those dusty windows in front of me…

A perfect day does not mean a perfect practice to me – as I said I’d rather keep that word out of my vocabulary. Just a mindful, attentive one.

I still have so much to learn that anything else would be redundant.

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