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Spa with 2 cold-baths today. So nice :-D

Third session of kayaking this year 1,5 hour kayaking first thing this morning, and then spa and 3 cold baths. So nice :-D

Spa with 2 saunas, 3 warm-baths, and 4 cold baths today. Actually the order was first sauna, then cold bath, then warm bath, then cold bath, then warm bath, then cold bath, sauna again, and then finishing it off with the last cold bath. So nice. I was pretty tired after having worked 4 night-shifts in a row when I got there, but it is a very efficient way of getting some deep rest.

Only a cold shower today, but it was so good :-)

Spa with 3 cold baths today as well. So nice :-D

Spa with 3 cold baths today as well. So nice. I really love to jump out into the cold water, and then, after the shock has been absorbed to take a deep breath and also hold my head under the water for as long as I can. It gets really still inside at that point.

Spa with 3 cold baths today. The really nice thing about this spa is that it is possible to jump into the cold water. Somehow that is very fun and meaningful :-D

Started the day with a cold shower, then later in the day I did 30 min of yoga and then went to the spa where I did sauna, warm-bath and 4 sessions in the cold-bath. Super-ultra-nice :-D

20 min vinyasa yoga, and then a cold shower. So good.

Second session of kayaking this year. First session was 8th of March. Good to be out again. Brought my ukulele with me and chanted Gayatri-mantra for 45 min on a beautiful island nearby. Altogether I was out for 3 hours. Paddled around two islands. Beautiful weather. So nice. Did a cold shower when I came home, and later in the day I did 20 min of vinyasa flow yoga.

Yesterday: Chanting Gayatri-mantra for 15 min and then 30 min yoga. Today: Same as yesterday.

Yesterday: Spa with 3 cold-baths.

Yesterday: Spa and cold-bath Today: 30 min yoga and a cold shower.

Cold shower today as well. So nice :-D

Cold shower today. So nice :-)

Also yesterday: Going to the spa and doing cold baths, and then 30 min yoga at home later in the evening. Today: Going to the spa again and doing 3 cold baths along with saunas and warm-baths. I signed up for one month at this spa which is just right around the corner from where I live, so that will be a really nice way to inspire and prolong my practice of cold-exposure (supported by the other really nice spa things like saunas and warm-baths). Seems like there is still nervousness and anxiety left in my system that any good tools that can help me relax deeper are very much appriciated. Relaxing in the warm water after doing cold-exposure in the cold-bath is just wow, so damn nice. The atmosphere there is also so nice and relaxing. Like a temple. I feel like I'm still addicted to cold water. I need a frequent hit of it.

Cold shower yesterday and today. My practice has gone minimalistic for a little while it seems like.

Yesterday: Singing mantras for 1,5 hour participating in a mantra-circle. So nice. Today: Cold shower.

Thursday: Cold shower Friday: Cold shower Saturday (today): Chanting Gayatri mantra for 20 min.

Also yesterday; 30 min of chanting Gayatri mantra and 15 min of sitting in silence. Today: No practice, except for realizing the fact that I have chanted Gayatri mantra enough for a while, and now is just time to return back to my guitar-learning process, and having a lot of fun with that. Approximately 2 weeks of chanting Gayatri mantra for 45 min almost daily is enough for now. It was very intense and good, and I think it has given me some really awesome things - both to my spiritual practice and to my guitar-playing, and also helping me realize they are both one.

Sunday: Chanting Gayatri mantra for 45 min. Yesterday: Chanting Gayatri mantra for 45 min, and then a cold shower. Today: Only a cold shower so far, but it was really good.

Chanting Gayatri mantra for 45 min this morning, and then I took a cold shower. So nice. Yesterday I also went to the spa and did 4 cold baths with a warm bath in between them. So relaxing.

45 min of chanting Gayatri mantra today as well. Pretty nice. This is the first time I've gotten restless and impatient while the meditation was lasting, but I was very tired today before I started, and when I was done I felt energized and clear.

26th winter-bath this season Monday: A really good winter-bath before going to the sauna and doing more cold-baths there. Yesterday: Chanting Gayatri mantra for 30 min. Today: Chanting Gayatri mantra for 45 min.

45 min of chanting the Gayatri mantra today as well. It was really nice. My voice felt very open and clear. I’m looking deeper into the physical vibrations the chanting it causing, and how that interacts with my breathing. When it comes to sitting meditation I’ve been doing a lot of vipassana and breath meditation before, and building a bridge between those two, and now it feels like I’m merging chanting mantras into that as well. It is all about tuning into the sense of flow and vibrations and letting reality become less solid and more flowing. Looking at things one normally consider more solid, like pain or identity, and seeing how at closer look there is much more movement within perceived solidity. I can make my whole feeling of the body tingle and vibrate by tuning into this flow, and now the chanting also helps to massage and stimulate this flow. It is all about continously releasing stuck material and letting experience sync up with itself.