It was good to see Anne again. I have been playing a little bit with my schedule and should be able to get to a better variety of classes and instructors now. I think my practice is healthier when I get a good mix of slower and more dynamic styles. We had a fun cozy class with just a couple students. Anne really took advantage of our size by rotating around us to demonstrate poses as the class progressed. It was like Yoga in 3-D. Well I guess all yoga classes are in 3-D, but it was still fun and helpful to have a demonstration of the poses easily available regardless of which direction we faced.
Good: We also had a bit of a nautical theme with lots of Boat and Mermaid and Pirate poses. Okay maybe just boat and mermaid, but if we can have warriors why can't we have pirates? Maybe something where we balance on one straightened toe extended leg to look like a peg and cover one eye with a hand to be like a patch. Avast Yeasana? So I was a pretty good Mermaid (or as Zoolander would say, Mer-Man!)I usually have a lot of trouble with balance in that pose but I was able to get my spine significantly straighter than I have in the past.
Bad: I have been working on Supported Head Stand Salamba Sirsasana http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/481 recently and felt like I was making progress but it was not happening for me in the class. My preparatory pose of getting my knees up was a whole lot of wobble and tipping. However...
Yummy: Anne was super helpful and gave me some assistance and support after class as I practiced Head Stand some more and got her advice on good transitions and strengthening ideas. Thanks Anne!
So I am starting to catch up a little. Hopefully I can squeeze in another extra one and then load up with the free weekend. See you there!
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