to practice or not to practice

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JM said--"One question: sometimes, after two or

trhee days of intense practice, I feel very tired and

stiff. What is the best way to manage it? In this

mornings i can't touch my toes and the practice is like a

torment. Is better to skip the practice, practice more

gentle...?"<br><br>namaste-<br>I, too, have often found it difficlut to know if

I

should practice or lay off because of my stiffness from

previous practices. Nobody but myself could help. Usually,

for me, pushing forward and paying strict attention

to bandhas and breathing has taken the stiffness

away. Really, it's a dumb reason to skip practice just

because you can't stretch very far-that's when you need

it most! Unfortunately I don't live in your body, so

I can't tell you what to do. <br>I have learned to

take practice off the next day if I'm in the middle of

practice and I feel like gravity has turned up it's effect

on my body. Usually feels like racing through

pudding.