In other words, I'm out a pair of yellow rubber gloves.
Anyway.
I had an interesting yoga class today...I wasn't too excited about going, since I'm sort of hitting the one-week wall. I've been to seven classes in five days, and methinks my body doth protest too much. I remember reading somewhere that the health of your feet is an indicator of the health of the rest of your body, and the fact that my ankle is still hurting & my heel is still swollen is a little worrisome (not to mention the fact that the bursitis on my knee still isn't fully gone).
But I went to yoga regardless. I already set the intention not to push myself too hard, so that I could use today more as a restorative day than anything else.
Interestingly enough, it was hot and humid enough outside today to have done Bikram in the great outdoors. Which is why, when a mini hurricane broke out over our studio and caused a blackout, the room stayed hot enough to continue class without light or heat.
It was a really amazing experience. At first, my concentration was absolutely shot--the lights went out in the middle of Garurasana, and I have enough trouble balancing on one leg with the lights on and my focus in the mirror!
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| Garurasana (Eagle Pose) |
My eyes adjusted through Dandyamana-Janushirasana, and as the class progressed, because I was only seeing outlines, I had to concentrate harder than I've ever concentrated before. Even our teacher commented during the final Savasana, "I think this was the most focused class I've ever taught."
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| Dandyamana-Janushirasana (Standing Head-to-Knee Pose) |
Anyway, I'm off to bed, since I have some yoga-ing to do in the morning before work...My body is actually feeling better than when I went to the studio today, so I guess something worked.
I'll leave you with a thought from one of my teachers yesterday:
"Savasana is like the weekend; it never feels long enough."
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| Savasana (Dead Body Pose) |
Namaste!
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