On the agenda for last weekend was some discussion on vegetarianism (which I'll cover in a later post) and some of the yoga philosophy. Saturday is typically 2-3 hours of asanas (poses/practice) and 2-3 hours of lecture and discussion. Sunday is more discussion, going through a shorter practice (1 hour) and then taking a restorative yoga class, which is very different.
Saturday's main focus was on inversion postures like downward dog, handstand and headstand. After three hours of that I was really sore. I can't get up into a handstand or a headstand at this point but with some of the prep-postures I'll eventually get there.
There is about seven other women in the class and we are all different levels of experience and background. I get picked out frequently to demonstrate. Not because I'm better, but because of my body type. I did long distance running and took spin classes for years. Because of spinning from ages 14-17 my hamstrings are very tight and I'm really not that flexible in certain areas. I have a lot of movement and openness in my hips, but hamstrings and shoulders and still tight.
Sunday was more discussion of philosophy and what it means. Which is a post all of its own. So it the restoratives class, which I'm still trying to decide how I feel about. It's very different and uses a lot of props (blankets, blocks, bolsters). Sometimes it's good, sometimes it hurts. So I'm still figuring that one out.
I have some homework I have to wrap up before classes start again this weekend. Woo hoo heading into week three. Home practice tomorrow or tonight...
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