It's 54 at the house. The sunrise was at 7:24. The high tide was at 9:10. We have house guests for the next 4 days.
The Practice:
I went out to the beach to practice. After shooting the sunrise I started with a full round of The 10+ focused on overall health, agility, mobility and consistency. These are special exercises and are really marvelous for health and longevity if they are done daily (a gentle reminder to myself - don't hesitate just Do Them!)
Next I did a Round (left side) I was able to stay on the left side throughout the round, Yay!
I also focused on maintaining my 'inside meditative state of mind' in spite of the tourists walking by. I find it both helpful and challenging to practice in such a public space, but practicing on the East facing beach at sunrise easily balances out the challenges. I find it especially powerful to practice as the sun is rising on the beach. I played tag (push-hands) with the ocean this morning as the tide was rising. There were several times that I had to move up the beach to keep my sneakers dry.
Next I did a round of Anyo Lima focused on applications, sequence and quality stances, punches and kicks.
Next I did a round of Chinto Kata focused on agility, mobility, quality turns and progressive steps.
I finished with SPT and Healing Qigong.