Loved this class. So it is not a hard class where you have to be advanced to participate, but the pace and the poses can certainly work up a sweat if you choose to do the more strenuous variations (or if you are just out of shape like I am). Slower classes are certainly good and producitve too, but sometimes I just want to move. Of course, the trick is to be mindful while moving. I am getting better at not thinking about other things while doing yoga (especially in the quicker moving classes) but I am not really thinking much at all actually and that is not really be present. Fun, but not present.
Good: My boat pose Paripurna Navasana http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/489 is getting a bit better. Hurray core strength! Obviously I have a long way to go. It's not like I can do full extension and hold it forever, but my legs are getting lighter and my endurance is certainly better than six month ago.
Bad: Do I get credit for knowing that my breathing is bad? My awareness is certainly getting better, but time after time I can't or won't breath properly in many poses. At this point, I am just happy I am still alive since apparantly my natural instinct is to not breath whenever life gets tough...
Yummy: I just can't say enough about this style and pace of yoga. It's not just my body that feels better afterwards, but I mentally feel better. I am more confident and optimistic and have the energy to go accomplish something. Assuming of course that I can remember to breath that long...
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