Today's takeaway was very early in the practice, during the first corpse pose, even before the first asanas: how amazing it feels to just fully relax on the mat, letting everything else go. Adjusting into this new-found atmosphere of calm awareness. I can never fully relax like that at any other time of the day. Even laying in bed for a nap. The closest would be laying down for sleep at night, the distinction being at night you dissolve into the mysterious dream-filled realm of sleep while before yoga you are calm but anticipatory of the energy giving, chi inducing poses to come. Your breath calms down as well. This is one of the many things about yoga that I love.