Okay, I finally found my notes on this class. Let's get right to it!
Good: I had a pretty good Dragon Flying Low pose http://www.yinyoga.com/ys2_2.0_asanas_dragons.php with a decent mix of digging deeper without pushing too far and hurting myself. Okay, I'll be honest, I had another pose I did better with, but dragons are totally sweet so they get a mention.
Bad: So we were in a low lunge and we got into a revolving side angle variation where you put your hands in prayer and then have an elbow on the knee. I think this pose is becoming my new nemesis. I feel like I can do more there, but the variation where you plant your hand down is super shaky and requires a block even on my best day. So it's no big deal that I am bad at a pose, but I am working really hard at improving my mindfulness as I experience the ups and downs of my bodies fluctuating strengths and weaknesses.
Yummy:I love twists but this one was just crazy. We were doing Half Lord of the Fishes Pose Ardha Matsyendrasana http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/485 and Kimberly came over and did an adjustment and I swear I went another 90 degrees. No pain, no forcing, jut proper alignment and breathing. I seriously did not want to come out of it because it felt so good. If anyone has seen Kill Bill Volume Two, there is a mythical martial arts move where you gently press a couple spots and the other person dies. The adjustment was like that only in reverse. Thankfully the instructors at Amsa use their great powers for good and not evil.
Okay, I will be back soon with more classes. At the time of this writing, I am actually caught up. Thanks for all the support and encouragement fellow yogis!
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