Day 17: no struggle

Morning practices are always a little stiff for me; I would imagine they are for most people. Even more so than usual this morning, my neck was stiff and painful in Pranayama deep breathing, I asked Camille about this after class and she suggested I use my throat muscles (front of throat) to pull my head back up as I inhale. I tried this a few times and no pain--that's definitely the trick.

Burst of joy in: Standing Forehead to Knee

I rested out second set of Standing Bow Pulling. My first set of Triangle was a real struggle. I was exasperated and tired coming out of it and wanted to rest out the second set, but then I thought, I don't want to end Triangle on that cruddy set! So I did second set and tried to be smoother, breathe easier, relax into it, no struggle (see, don't I sound like a teacher?!) and it was better.

There were other things I wanted to ask Camille after class but they were gone by the end of practice. I wish I could bring in a little notebook and make a list as I practice! I should practice at home one time and do that. I also want to try to tape myself practicing so I can SEE what I'm doing from the side and use that to improve.

Just so you know the yoga weight loss is not all a picnic: The more weight I lose (and it's mostly in the tummy and maracas,) the harder it is to get my stomach and chest onto my thighs in Hands-to-Feet pose--they're further away now! ;)