Wandering Mind

Oh, practice felt so good tonight. I wanted to do arm balances as soon as I entered the studio, but, alas, that was not in the cards. I joked before class that we should do 108 surya A’s. The key word there was JOKED. After about the 8th one M was nice enough to point out that I requested the sun salutations. After 12 she allowed us to move on. I wouldn’t have minded trying it but I think I might have been seriously injured by my fellow yogis after class if we had done all 108. The cool thing about the 12 we did do was that my floating back felt strong for all of them. I seem to be building up some good shoulder strength and I pressed my hands down more when floating forward and was able to land much more gently. I think that’s something that would be really good to keep in mind. It should really help with the core strength to lift up into handstand vs. jumping. We did lots of hip opening tonight and my hips really felt good. Actually all my poses felt good tonight. I allowed myself to be in the poses instead of doing the poses. I was also able to just let the rest of the world fade into the background. That Yoga Matrix by Richard Freeman has been absolutely fantasmic. Just listening and absorbing what he’s been saying has just… I don’t really know how to say it… I think on top of that, and the new YJ, and a couple other things I’ve been reading I have really felt a great universal connectedness today. On top of that is my looking for and accepting change… allowing things to be what they are and appreciating them for what they offer, and giving back what I have… Sorry, I’m rambling. I have a bit of a yoga buzz and I’m feeling a bit sentimental and grateful for everything that so many wonderful people have taught me and shared with me. Particularly the wonderful people at EMW.

Ok, got to go. Just getting cheesy sentimental now.

Oh, speaking of cheesy. Uddiyana Bandha was back but not great and I caught a glimpse of mulabandha once or twice but it was short lived and pretty weak. But I ate light today so we’ll see how I feel tomorrow. Somehow I let myself get sucked into practicing at 6 am… I guess I should go to bed.