Ahh yes

Sheesh its been a month since I last posted. No I have not missed that many days. I was off for a week due to my ankle and then a few days with the reno but I am back!!
90 min classes are the best. Emotionally they are the most difficult for me but truly I get the most out of them.
Lots of new people. I just do not get why people have to clang the door , stomp in and out, slap their mat down.
Amazing the lack of interest in others. I know stay on my mat. I am trying. This whole blind issue is beyond me. Its been over a month and still no securing of it. Truly silly and rather inconsiderate to the members.
Love the new heat, it certainly is nice to sweat all through class. Great class today as always and I did at the end of it all manage to stay on my mat for the majority of practice.

Clancy's Back!!

Great class this morning. Even though I struggle a  bit to get there I really do like the early class. I wish there was something between the daily 6 or 930. 8 everyday would be awesome.
I am amazed that my little time off seems to have made no difference. My flexibility remains the same and no aches or ohs as I move. I also believe that my not doing Yoga increased the symptoms of my depression. I simply must do some activity daily and while Yoga does not give me an endorphin fix it does still my mind.
All gentle reminders of the vigilance I must keep.

And I am back

Well that was a really long break.! Today was my first class back. I still have a lot of inflammation but am simply going to move forward and adapt rather than not do it at all.
I get really uncomfortable with doing nothing and then find it hard to get back into it psychologically.
I struggle with that in food and the gym. I am learning its simpler to stay on course than attempt to come back in.
Class was great and I was delighted to not feel like I had lost it all. My hips were not excessively tight and no whimpering was heard throughout pigeon.
Till tomorrow

Healing

No I have not given up my quest but simply have had to respect my bodies need to heal.
As I have progressed with the PT on my ankle it appears that my daily Yoga is aggravating it.
Given the purpose of this journey, doing Yoga daily simply because I said I would does not make sense.
I am undergoing laser treatments and the hope is that several will reduce the inflammation .
So I will rest till Thursday and see what PT brings then. My hope is to be back in the studio on Friday.
C

31 days

Well its certainly been easier than I had thought it might be.
Its been great to realign my body and rid it of most of its tightness. My arm is about 98% so I can embrace the next 30 with full use of my arm. May be a while before I attempt a flow but no matter.
Everything in my life is better and I am sure daily practice has played a part in this.
The next 30 days is a devoted plan called the 30 day Yoga journey. Just another way of approaching it.
I will lose 10 pounds in this time and return to weight lifting.
If you have lost any of your goals pick a new one and start fresh tomorrow.
February here we come!

The zoomiest class ever!

Well here I am Day 30!
Great class tonight but man it seemed quick. Its funny we talked about it later and even Clancy felt like it was. She said she even checked the clock. Bizarre how the energy in a class seems to transmit the same to everyone.
If you are not sponsoring any one else for the power of movement , I would be grateful for any support.
Lots of sun this weekend, venture out and get some vitamin D.

The Zone

Its a very cool place. I had thought maybe it was just one day or how I was feeling but here I am at day 28 and I have found the Zone.
Now I am very new to Yoga and don't really know much about it. Not the names of the poses or the reasons we do them.
This started because I own an aging body that I have been rebuilding. In that rebuilding came a lot of stiffness and pain. The answer to this as we all know is to stretch well after a workout session but my brain is on buzz and  i don't want to do it. I obviously define myself as someone who does not need to stretch. ( my body does not agree with my brain on this).
The point being, I was unaware that  there was a Zone or the Yogic sleep( Yoga Nidra) .

In Yoga Nidra, you leave the Waking state,

go through the Dreaming state,

and into the Deep Sleep state, yet remain fully awake.

I now find myself there after every practice. Knowing that I am going to relax into that state I find now that I settle more and am able to block out the noise of others leaving the room ( people really have no sense  of quietly ). Once the room is still I find myself sinking in. Its very interesting and quite cool.

The other thing I am finding is that I am amazed at my increasing flexibility. I really did expect it to take longer to see changes.
Oh and my arm is much better. Today I used it all the way through class even doing downward dog and all the flow except one. It hurts to bend it flat but its Ok. I said 30 days to heal and I am now very glad I took the time.
Being forced to slow down has allowed me to align my body so I will now get true benefit from my weight training.
Its all good. Who knew. Yoga!