After a day and a half of doing zazen on a hard, kapok zafu, I took a moment on Saturday afternoon to stretch out on the hardwood floor in my room (No. 359) at the Garrison Institute. Did wonders for my back and shoulder muscles. And the view was pretty nice, too. [NOTE: I practice shikantaza, or "just sitting" style zazen and sit cross legged in the Burmese position].