A Week of YOGA!

Tuesday 05/15:

 I did the wonderful core salutations and the steady and confidence sequence: a lot of standing poses, half moon, warrior 2, and 3, a locust pose. Then moved on to the backbending routine I always did.

Wednesday 05/16;

 LED ashtanga. It was VERY HUMID. I felt like fainting. It was a great workout in a way that it felt like when I was training for a triathlon - happy but tired. My Garbha flowed beautifully. I finished fast because it was nearing the next class.

 Thursday 05/17:

Core salutation and hip opening sequence: lizard, low lunge, pigeon, bandha konasana, etc. Felt great. Tried LBH sequence as well. Then the normal backbending sequence. Upper back still has cement on it. Tried a few of the second series poses up to Salabhasana.

 Friday 05/18:

Mula bandha workshop. This was great. Learned about the KCC principles - knee chest chin and cobra that helps us to get the mula bandha correct. And their application in almost every poses - especially the lift off. We were mostly doing handstands - against the wall with a bolster to pad. The teacher helped me to lift off but my abs were not strong enough to hold the legs halfway. Then the half handstand to practice the tip off. Then the pushing against the wall - that was good to engage the feel of  my abs working. We also worked on pushing the chest back, rounding the chest pushing off from the earth to get that strength to lift.

Saturday 05/19:

Vinyasa based ashtanga class. It was superb! We did the funky tripod with one leg off and the prep poses are: the bakasana on forearms, the one leg off crow, the tripod headstand. Then mayurasana (which I NEARLY got, balance for a milisecond). Also did one legged Urdhva Dhanurasana... that was hard to balance! It was awesome!

Sunday 05/20:

Lift off workshop again. It was cool - practiced the lift off balance against the wall, which I did, but the disorientation really failed me. I was also to scared to do the dropback handstand as well. We practiced jump through and back using the blanket - sliding the blanket through and the slipperiness really helped in having us to use our abs and really round the back. going to do this often. Then the Bhujapidasana, titibasana and bakasana transition. I target to at least try to do a jump back from Bakasana. Can't wait to regain strength!

 Later in the evening an ashtanga workshop as well. We did the standing sequence which was tiring and then the vinyasas to go through  - I like the half lotus vinyasa. Going to try the Chakrasana roll back as well. Need more strength!