Sri Yoga Center‘s Yoga Conditioning class is designed to condition your body and mind for the deeper aspects of yoga. I know I was tired and sweaty after the first class. In her classes, Melissa usually places a lot of emphasis on the core so I wasn’t surprised that there was plenty of core [...]
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Recently I was thinking about the apparent lack of progress in my yoga practice despite attending four or five classes a week. I felt that I was less supple, less capable of holding certain poses and experiencing more discomfort in some poses. There also seemed to be a lack of progress in calming my [...] I think I’ve been devoting too much bandwidth to commenting on every class or practice I do. It’s got to be boring to anyone who might read this blog. It certainly bores me. This is meant to be a chronicle of my journey in yoga but there’s no need to document every little step. [...] Tonight’s hot yoga class was very small with only two students and a substitute teacher. Meleah stood in for Jessica this evening. Having a different teacher provides a nice change of pace and a little variety. Of course, there is always a chance to learn something new such as a different variation or modification [...] Twitter: Good yoga class. Some areas resist the natural yogic state a lot more than others. Some of that may be mental blocks I need to let go of. As usual, core work kicked my ass although it’s my legs that hurt, not my abs. That could be because my core isn’t strong enough [...] The yoga class was challenging but good. At the end of it I was sweaty and tired but very refreshed. I attempted a headstand against the wall with only the blanket for cushioning but it slid out from under me and I slid down the wall. The mat also prevents such slides. The woman [...] I had a pretty good yoga class. As usual, core work, Warrior poses, and balancing gave me the most difficulty. Locust Pose also gave me trouble, I just couldn’t get my arms up. Wheel Pose wasn’t happening either. But on a positive note, I did a pretty nice headstand. My heels touched the wall [...] The hot yoga class was good, a great workout. The lower quads protested and resisted the natural state as they usually do. Using blocks in Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose) really helped. It was an intermediate class tonight and, as usual, it was quite challenging, especially the core portion. The Warrior/Triangle sequence wasn’t too bad this evening. Vasisthasana (Side Plank Pose) was challenging and Parsva Bakasana (Side Crane Pose) was still unattainable. On the plus side, I did another near perfect Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported Shoulderstand). Melissa [...] I had a great hot yoga class. It seems like just about everything flowed although I had some trouble with balance but that’s normal. It wasn’t as bad this evening. The practice was culminated by a near perfect shoulder stand. Melissa commented on how good it was. I felt good about it. My legs [...] |
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