Bit of a struggle this morning. The class ended up great overall, but I woke up at 4:30am for some reason and just had a hard time falling back into the deep sleep I needed. When you only have one more hour to sleep, that seems to happen for some reason. So I was just a little tired and slow getting to the studio. Once I got there and started my pranayama breathing, the practice took off, as usual.
I wasn’t feeling Bow Pose today. I did the first one fine and pushed it as hard as I could, but I just didn’t have any more “oomph” for the second one. This seems to be the pose in class where this happens the most. I’m not sure why. So now my new goal is to push through both sets and get my “oomph” back. I’ll work on that tomorrow.
I had a great Awkward Pose today and I really made sure of it too. I have been focusing on getting down just as low in the 2nd part as the first and really staying up on the tops of my toes, moving up and down slowly on the 3rd one and keeping my arms up the entire time. All of those parts are equally hard and it’s only the 2nd pose of the class, so it’s tough. I really feel like I’m making good progress though.
I’ve really adjusted my Separate Leg Stretching Head to Knee Pose lately. I’ve been really focusing on turning my body more inward when I go down, getting my forehead higher up on my knee and still moving my elbows down by my calf. When I get to it, this is what Standing Head to Knee Pose should look like once I get my leg locking and balance down. Flexibility is definitely not my problem. My problem again is my short arms. In order to get my elbows down I have a really hard time getting a good grip on my foot. I have the same problem standing. Frustrating, but a work in progress.
As this challenge is coming to a close, I’m starting to realize how proud I am of myself. Deep down I always knew I could do it, but this month has taken an enormous amount of discipline and willpower. But it’s a great feeling! Doing something like this makes me realize that I can really do anything I put my mind to. I’m excited to come up with something new and do something different, but I’m also looking forward to continuing with Bikram in a more relaxed state. I really hope I can keep up with twice a week and keep working on all the little things. This has been a great growing experience for my yoga, my body, my mind and my life in general. I’m excited to add a bit more balance to my life while still incorporating my practice since I’ve always struggled with balance. I’m more of an extreme person, which is probably why I’m doing with this challenge! Time will tell!
January 31, 2012 at 12:16 am |
Great job D!!