It looks like everyone in town is getting sick. Amy's little girl has pneumonia, her boy has had a high fever, and both she and her husband have a cold/fever. Yesterday, Lenette was talking about how she was just getting over a cold. Another student almost dropped in class yesterday -- also a victim of this cold. And today, Miranda gave a really good dialogue between coughs and sniffles.
I focused on being happy to be there. It didn't take as much effort as I thought. That might be because I like afternoon classes better, and it might be because the heat was perfect. I'd like to think its because I really was happy to be there. A few times I drifted away into thoughts outside class, but that's pretty much par for the course. But there wasn't any time in the class when I started feeling sorry for myself. Just that slight adjustment makes everything so much better, and its amazing how much it really is under my control. Of course, there are some pretty serious implications for this insight outside of the yoga room...
Class itself was good. Half moon was better than usual. My form is getting better and I feel like I'm starting to open in the chest a bit. The depth is coming.
Balancing series was mediocre. I had two really good sides on Standing Bow, with a really intense stretch that I was able to hold. I had one really good part for Standing Head to Knee, and then lost my balance again and again in the next three parts.
In Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee, I had a choice. I was aware of the salty sweat running into my eyes, and my cramped breath. I was also aware of a really good stretching feeling in my hamstring and hip. Ordinarily, I might just focus on the stinging in the eyes or the lack of air. Instead, I focused on how good the stretch felt and on breathing into the slight burning sensation in my legs. I don't know if that made the posture any better, but it made a world of difference for the practice overall. I came out of the posture feeling energized instead of beat.
This change meant I was already recharging well before Savasana. As a result, I think I may have been able to put a bit more into the back strengthening series, and I had a really good floor series overall. I went back on my elbows in second set of Fixed Firm. I'm just fine in Japanese Sitting Position for the final breathing exercise. Overall, a very satisfying practice, and I've felt really great since class.
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