Tuesday/Thursday yoga

[supercheesegirl]

Lucia yoga today was surprisingly good. We started out standing, which Lucia never does, and we did a whole slew of sun salutations. Really got things warmed up. I did a good headstand, too. My big breakthrough was cobbler pose, though--I touched my forehead to my big toe! I don't think I've ever ever done that before. My hips are doing so awesomely lately.

I had a good practice on Tuesday evening, too, a good 50 minutes or so (music: Anoushka Shankar, which was inoffensive but for the most part not fast enough). Also did a headstand. I'm getting better and better at it.

To practice more at home: dolphin, kneeling half moon. I also need to do more sun salutation repetitions, and need to hold poses longer to build stamina. I'm getting pretty strong now--a year ago I could never have hovered in low plank--but I don't really have much stamina, and when I'm in class (ie, not running my own practice) I get wobbly pretty quickly and can't hold poses for long enough.

Comments

[lydian.livejournal.com]

I... what? Really? Forehead to big toe? What?! I don't think people are supposed to bend that way!! Wow. Forehead to big toe. Huh. Good job!

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

I've been in yoga classes with girls who took dance and stuff since they were three, and they just fold right over like they're made of felt or something. I'm nowhere near that point yet. But I couldn'tve done it a year ago, or even six months ago, so--exciting!

[digital-e.livejournal.com]

Yay for you! You give me hope in my yoga practice. I'm bringing a mat with me and some yoga exercises on my iPod and am determined to do a little bit of it each day while I'm home for Christmas. My heels are getting closer to the ground in Downward Dog!

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I'm going to make F do some yoga with me while I'm Cali.

...No, no, really--YOGA, I swear. Whenever we're visiting I never do yoga or get any exercise, and it's like vacation so we eat all this fattening food. We need to start getting in the habit of not doing that.