The Practice

I really enjoyed class on Tuesday. I love that our class, as a collective, knows enough now to suggest poses and we can have fun with it. Although, I woke up with a really sore lower back today. I'm not sure if that's from the poses we did or what...I ran on Tuesday for the first time in awhile. Perhaps it was a combination of the two of those. Nevertheless, I've done some twists and standing forward bends. Those have helped alleviate some of the tension. I think the biggest relief will come from laying down. It's been a long day; this is a big week what with papers and projects wrapping up before Thanksgiving.

My hips are also really tight. This is a constant problem. I should just sit in Baddha Konasana all the time...Alright, now I'm actually sitting in the pose, and I do feel better :)

With regards to my pose challenge, I opened up Light on Yoga randomly and found Vrksasana One (tree pose)! This is ironic because this was the pose I chose on Tuesday, haha.

I'm really excited to go home for Thanksgiving, especially because I get to see my cat. In case you start judging me for being a crazy cat lady, I've had my cat since I was 11. He's my best furry friend. I wish I could teach him yoga. He'd be so good at it, haha. When he yawns, he extends his arms forward and moves back on his haunches. I guess you could call that child pose.

This is all over the place. Sorry, I have a hard time talking about one thing for an extended period of time. I found something cool and noteworthy in the appendix of LOY: there are week long asana courses, guided bits on pranyama, and asanas for various ailments! Neat stuff :) Sadly nothing on teleportation or mind reading, Dr. Schultz.