My parents arrived yesterday and it’s Halloween. Feels good to set aside some time for myself on such a busy day, even when we have house-guests. I get up early and leave the house and arrive at a 6:30 am Moksha class. As we go through the class, I am deeply engaged by most of the poses. The balancing poses continue to be a challenge for me. I am not as balanced as I wish I was. My balance seems particularly bad today and I nearly get frustrated before I catch myself and try to let my bad balance be okay in my own mind. I am getting used to the poses and have some definite favorites, but I am still learning their names. I have learned Tadasana–Mountain pose. When I just looked up Tadasana on Wikipedia, I saw some of the yoga politics–how to do the posture and how there are different variations. I have been blissfully innocent to the politics of the different kinds of yoga in my cocoon at Moksha Yoga. I am finding myself very curious about learning more about the practice and how to improve while maintaining the innocence of not making decisions–simply staying grounded in the practice. I want to learn more and I want the teachers to appear–each taking me further in my practice. Like what you are reading? Sign up for a free membership (Tire Kicker’s Membership) to the Crucible Bookii and be notified about new posts. Want to read all the content on the site and support this project? Sign up here for founding membership ($9.95 per...
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I am excited to be at yoga this morning and I am not at all called to lie in Shavasana. I have to say that I feel some relief in feeling “ready to go.” I think I have a secret fear that I am really lazy and I can tell myself I want to do yoga and then just lie on the mat every day. I get that I need to rest when I am tired but I find myself counting “real” workouts in my head. I am happy to log another “real” workout today and am totally aware of the un-yoga-ness of my thoughts. I love that my body is stronger and the poses are going better and better. My balance is better today and I notice I am getting better and some days are just better than...
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I got to yoga this morning and I feel torn. I want the peace and rest of spending some time in Shavasana and I also want a work-out. I really like the teacher that is here and so I start the first downward dog and my wrist feel sore. That seems to answer my question. My body needs to rest and recover from yesterday’s workout. So I breath and rest in Shavasana and feel blissfully rested and refreshed by the end of class. I am now looking forward to yoga tomorrow. What a fantastic way to start the day. When I lie in Shavasana for the whole class, I feel deeply and fabulously rested by the end. This is so peaceful, I wish I could do this and all the yoga poses every day. I think this is fantastic in my head but I have yet to try back to back yoga classes. This idea of 2 classes in a row startles me since 2 and a half weeks ago I could barely make it through a class. When I started, the idea of “meditating” seemed horrible. Sitting still for a long time seemed so unpleasant. Shavasana is different for me. It is deeply restful and a way to deeply care for my body and my...
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My body is changing. I am noticing that my skin is clearing. I have had a little blemish under my eye for a while. It came to the surface and went away. I have always been a little stinky–especially if I drink coffee. My body odor has gone away. I didn’t wear deodorant yesterday and by the evening, there was no smell at all. Today, our class was full of a bunch of McMaster University women’s rugby players. Guess they decided to try yoga. The class was packed full of youth and vigor. It was kind of fun. I made it through most of the class today. Also, I decided to sign up for another 30 day yoga challenge. So, this challenge will be followed by another 30 days. They overlap a little, so it will actually be 48 days total. Should be interesting. I can only imagine how different my body will be after 48 days of yoga....
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