Today’s class wrapped up my yoga year.  Looking at my Konamoxt (aka Sweat365) logs, I’ve done about 130 hours of yoga since I started logging my practice in mid-June. I can’t honestly double that and say I’ve probably done 260 hours of yoga this year as I know I attended slightly less practice in the first quarter. Still, 260 might be about right.

Today’s class was full and taught to all levels (still on that holiday schedule). My highlights were:

  1. Getting into headstand without kicking and without hitting the wall on my first try. I was also able to hold the pose for a couple of minutes. I did lift up with my training wheels behind me (aka the wall). I felt the class was too full to risk falling without grace today; hitting someone wouldn’t be any fun at all. Now, when I get back to my regular practice next week, I will try it mid-room. Same bat channel Weds or Thurs the first week of ‘08.
  2. Feeling hugely flexible and powerful in my Warrior I & WII poses — really lunging, holding good form and back bending with my full spine. They felt awesome!
  3. Having my teacher tell me my poses are looking amazing. So much so that she asked me if I would be willing to be a model for an article she’s writing. I was shocked. I know I have a regular practice, but I also have a pretty regular body, and I don’t feel like I look amazing. (Well, maybe sometimes I feel amazing ;) ). But usually, I just feel like a student learning and growing in my poses each time I practice. Still, this is a pretty cool way for me to ring out the old year!

So, intentions? Nothing really earth shattering. I want to continue my practice. I want to get beyond my limiters, fear being a big one, and continue to improve my pose form and my ability to add poses to my practice. I think keeping it as simple as that will mean I will achieve quite a lot.

Namaste & Happy New Year all!

Workout:

  • Type: Flexibility
  • Date: 12/31/2007
  • Time: 13:45:00
  • Total Time: 1:30:00.00