JP

just bought some more sweet 105k #bitcoin. feels good!

I watched Alien Romulus with my sci-fi film buddy at the cinema last night. I remember watching Aliens with him at a sleep over when we were waaay too young (I had nightmares for weeks afterwards haha). This latest film felt like a good mix of horror/ claustrophobia of Alien with the adrenaline overload of Aliens. If you liked these two films then go check out Alien Romulus https://m.imdb.com/title/tt18412256

Mindfulness meditation - I just tried a new (to me) technique that came to mind whilst box breathing today. Regular box breathing is 1. Breathing in for the count of 4 2. Hold for the count of 4 3. Breathing out for the count of 4 4. Hold for the count of 4 (I listen to an analogue tick tock clock for rhythm) It occurred to me whilst doing this what if we extend the number count. I then continued with 8 then 12 for two rounds each. I did feel the urge to gulp air on 12 count come up so I didn't want to extend further this time. If we did box breathing to the count of 15 (seconds) sections then we would have a 1-breath-per-minute technique. I wouldn't recommend going straight into this so I will look at developing a protocol and seeing how it feels. Box breathing has been my go-to mindfulness technique- give it a go!

I'm really enjoying Scavenger's Reign, an animated sci-fi series on Netflix. Psychedelic visuals, unique alien plant/animals, gripping plot. Go check it out if that's your kind of thing. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt21056886/mediaviewer/rm643519489/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

GM! I've been at a yoga festival for the past 5 days - did I miss much?

5 hours remaining for my first ever 3-day-fast. Here is my fluffy friend giving some moral support. I've only done an 18hour fast before so this has been quite a step up. First 24 hours I had to work to avoid snacks. Second 24 hours I didn't feel hungry, had good focus. Third 19 hours to now, I'm starting to feel a bit weaker but no hunger. On the whole not as bad an experience as I thought :-)