Standing in mountain pose, “head over heart, heart over pelvis,” then hands up over my head, lean to the left, lean to the right, stretch, swan dive into a forward fold, halfway lift, back to mountain, dive into downward facing dog, upward facing dog, cat/cow, inhale/exhale, downward dog again, hop to the front of the mat, warrior I, warrior II, lean back for peaceful warrior, look up, lean forward for triangle, don’t lock the knees, don’t wobble, don’t fall, back to warrior II, warrior I, downward dog, same sequence on the other side, make my way to a seated position with legs folded, twist to the left, twist to the right, lean forward so forehead rests on the floor, same thing with the other leg folded in front, child’s pose, bridge pose, happy baby pose, corpse pose, then 75 crunches and 25 push-ups, twice, and 30 squats.

Every day, if possible.

The other day I “ran” on the elliptical for an hour at a 15 minute mile and I think it rewired my entire brain. Totally different set of neurotransmitters. Runner’s high felt lovely.

There’s a weightlifting circuit at the planet fitness 10 minutes from the apartment where I am training my muscularskeletal system to lift heavy things. A couple times a week. I am stronger than I was this summer.

Yesterday I went out for a walk around the apartment complex on my own and listened to music and the cold air stung my recovering lungs and there was a lot of coughing, and my socks were uncomfortably wet and cold, but I felt better after.