Yoga was wonderful tonight. The class was small — only 5 students — which was a treat as we all got lots of adjustments and hands-on attention. When the request for anything special came up, one woman asked for inversions. I asked for side plank. We got both.

We did a lot of flow, ending in side plank, which I felt I did well on both sides. I skipped the variations as I wanted to really work the main pose.  Then, after several other standing poses, we worked on handstand.

We started with 1/2 handstand at the wall. Then we worked on kicking our butts to the wall, which is something I’ve got a ways to go on. Then we did handstand with a partner assist to get us into the pose. Once pushed into the pose, I was able to stablilize and hold myself up for a short bit. For me even “a short bit” is a big deal.

Following handstand we worked on headstand. Though I was at the wall, I got into it without the wall. I did briefly regain my upside-down balance using the wall, which enabled me to hold the pose longer than I ever have before. After yogic headstand, I did a tripod headstand, and I lifted into it strongly and gracefully. I held it for a while, but by then the top of my head was a little tired of supporting my body weight.

We did pigeon, which is usually a fine pose for me, but my mental chatter wouldn’t let me really relax into it. Then, we wrapped up with plough-shoulderstand-fish.

A very good practice. My body feels tired. My mind relaxed but alert.

Oh, and yes, I got to the studio early with my instructor. We did a bit of practice on our own before the class started, hence the extra time logged today!

Workout:

  • Type: Flexibility
  • Date: 01/31/2008
  • Time: 19:00:00
  • Total Time: 2:00:00.00