Day 2

Fri, 06/08/2012 - 14:48 — Anonymous

Namaste to all. Today I practiced along with the week 1 video. Trying to absorb the exercises well enough to be able to practice without the video. I find the "swallowing the bitter pill" exercise very relaxing and enjoyable. One question though, how many reps should be done when you are practicing? I know that with the standing meditation exercise 2 minutes is the minimum and 20 is the maximum. So my question is with swallowing the bitter pill what is the minimum and maximum number of reps or does it matter? Peace & love.

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For now just get the feel of the movements. 3 sets of 5.

kelley - Jun 9 2012 - 11:40pm

We return to the bitter pill several times for refinements and more material.

Glad you are blogging regularly.

thank you Sifu, will do.

lotus_feet42 (not verified) - Jun 20 2012 - 1:18pm

thank you Sifu, will do.

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Do not simply believe what you hear just because you have heard it for a long time.
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