9:00AM Class 3
I woke up this morning feeling energized, excited, and sore. Yeah, Bikram’s torture chamber will do that to you. Molly taught this morning. Her classes are always fun. As we moved through the poses I was noticing that the stiffness I usually feel on the second day wasn’t as apparent as usual. Is that because I’m more fit? Or is it because I worked through the stiffness yesterday?
I went to the floor a few times. Just a little yoga drama. Not much. Saving that for the second class today.
In the middle of the class today Molly did a call out for people who were doing challenges. I’m not the only one. Terri is 40 days into a 60 day challenge, Zoe is in the middle of one, and a few other people are testing their discipline as well. We’re all in good company.
4:30PM Class 4
Tom taught this class. There’s always good energy when he teaches, and he’s pretty strict. Good corrections always. There was a bit of yoga drama in this class. Quite expected considering it was my fourth class in two days. Aside from the drama I can see improvements and gains already.
1st set of Ardha Chandrasana with Pada-Hastasana, or Half Moon Pose With Hands To Feet Pose, I could feel the muscles around my ribs. They were very tender, yet I was going deeper into the pose. My shoulders usually give out in this pose. It’s half way through the left side of half moon when I want to come up to give my shoulders a little break. Second set this doesn’t happen so often. I can go deeper into the posture. This is the power of yoga. Big gains are made in small steps. Many times it’s hardly noticeable.
When we went into the second part of Utkatasana or Awkward Pose I found a bit of drama. This posture strengthens the thighs, and it is very intense when it’s done correctly. Most of the time I can go into this part of awkward and hold a very good pose. Sometimes though my legs will fail and I fall to my knees. This first set in this class was a good example. Second set wasn’t so bad. No drama.
More drama later in the class most of it during triangle pose. But there were some cool things going on during this class as well. I almost wrapped my foot around my calf during one set of Garurasana (Eagle Pose). I feel like I’m getting closer to kicking out in Dandayamana – JanuShirasana or Standing Head to Knee pose. Then during the floor series I went all the way into Ustrasana, or Camel Pose. This is a very difficult pose, and I haven’t put my hands down to my heels in a long time.
At the end of the class I really felt like it was a very strong class overall.
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