40 Day Yoga Challenge

At Ian’s suggestion, I’ve decided to write down my state before and after class experience, to note mini-transformations that can directly be related to yoga class.

Before Class

I’m purple with cold and obsessing about how tired I look. I’ve been sitting too long today (as usual) so my heart is beating low and steady. It’s sunny and beautiful and the day’s still go a lot to give!

After Class

I was doing amazingly well until I came home, tripped over the dishwasher and smashed by knee on the stoneware plates. The collateral damage: one chipped plate. My knee is still swelling.

That event aside, yoga practice was settling. I warmed up, exchanged a lot of air, unglued some tightly bound muscle fibers. My central focus today was on breathing. It was a good opportunity because it was a hatha class, where I couldn’t push myself physically beyond my limits. In savasana I didn’t get tracked away by any thoughts for too long… just one in particular about outlasting my genetic potential.

Time for dins.