This week I didn’t get a chance to go to a class but
I looked up a routine online and tried to do it the best I could. I moved some
stuff around in my living room and started with the routine. It seemed like the
sun salutations I’ve done in my other classes so I was somewhat familiar with
it. I actually enjoyed doing this because it was independent. No one was
around, I didn’t lose focus from people watching, and I could really practice
my poses without worrying about keeping up with the pace of the class. I think I’m
going to do this more often because I can get better at yoga for when I do real
classes and because it was more relaxing being alone.
This week I practiced Ashtanga yoga and it kicked my butt. An instructor came into our class and took us partway through the first series of Ashtanga yoga to help us get a feel for that form of practice. I enjoyed it. The practice was very physically demanding and the position our instructor has mastered was down right impressive. I can’t even imagine being able to contort myself into the shapes she could get into. With that being said, not only were the poses different from many yoga classes but the way she ran it and the things she emphasized and said were a little different too. She was big on doing the positions and doing them correctly. She didn’t want anyone to do them kind of how she said; she wanted them to do it exactly how she said. She also focused heavily on stretching for five whole breaths every time you did a pose. You breathe in for five seconds, exhale for five seconds, and repeat that five times. She also talked a lot about strengthening. This class wasn’t just abo...
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