We have made it to the finals days of the challenge! I want to first start by expressing gratitude for all whom have participated. I am inspired and filled with joy watching everyone’s journey. From our in person sessions, to the daily posts, and our live (sometimes technology challenged) sessions, I’ve been truly blessed by this community. As we wrap up the challenge, I want to post a couple questions for the group. Please use the comment section below to answer. 1. What has been your biggest takeaway? 2. What has been the biggest hurdle to overcome? 3. Did your “why” change through the practice? 4. What would you give as a tip or suggestion for someone starting back at Day 1? Again, thank you all so much. Let’s enjoy these last couple days of the challenge! Also the 30th day lands on a live class session if everyone can make it?! See you on the mat, Daniel

Today’s class, closed out the session with a head to toe body scan. I wanted to list out the practice here so you can continue/try it at home. During your next meditation, I want you to start by being the attention to the breath. Get a handful of deep diaphragmatic breaths before bringing your focus to the muscles of the face. -relax and allow the eye lids to feel heavy -release tension from the cheeks. -finally, bring the tongue from the roof of your mouth, down. Next -relax the shoulders, sinking them away from the ears -let the arms feel heavy and your hands be pulled towards the floor. Next -release the stomach tension. -let the belly button relax Next -allow the hips to feel heavy and sink to either side. -check the quads to make sure you are not holding onto tension Finally -relax the ankles. -let your entire body feel heavy. Going through this whole body scan will reveal where you hold onto muscle tension. This insight will also shine light on where you store the every day stressors in the body. Take your time friends, Daniel.