Getting back on the mat at 4 months postpartum with this beautiful intention to establish a consistent daily practice hasn’t necessarily been easy, but over the last few weeks, I’ve chipped away with little adjustments and movements that have made a difference to the consistency.
So here I was, sitting on our rooftop at home in Sri Lanka, and took a longer practice starting with the stretching of the joints and some essential stretches that make a difference to the bigger movements—the peak pose movements that I haven’t really got to yet.
After these, I took it back to my roots and did some suriyanamaskar, or in this case katupranam, which is a version of suriyanamaskar—a useful and meaningful way for me to wake up the body after a few months of not having done much steady asana work.
At the close of the practice, I also focused on some contemplative exercises, listening and observational practice, which was a nice way to wake up the nervous system and the body in preparation for the day.
I also find that using these practices at the close of the day helps with better sleep, which really helps with energy through the next day.
Not pictured here were also the bandhas that I used in this session. I did the chin lock—these are energetic locks—so I did the chin lock and the mula bandha, which is really quite beneficial postpartum.
I will continue to make notes of the things I’m finding useful as I practice, and I hope you find them useful too. Wishing you all a lovely day and hope you find your time and space to practice as well.
