Intercostal highway

The Practice of a Practice.

  Pranayama Breathing. Standing Deep Breathing.  The musings on this blog are on the practice of  Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class-

a series of 26 breathing and asanas designed to be complete workout of your entire body in 90 minutes.  This is a beginners class and all are welcome. Follow along as best you can and pay attention to two things, what is being said to you  in class and what your body is telling you.   For my first year I tried to pay attention to my feet and my fingertips in every pose.  I know where my feet and hands should start and end up in every pose. I know where they go and I know where they are supposed to go for the perfect posture. And that is why I try and practive as often as possible to bridge the gap between what is possible today and what is possible tomorrow. Slowly working my way up to and my ankles and wrists, and now these parts are beginning to strengthen and become more flexible. This year I hope that my joints  will join the party and become stronger and more flexible, along with my lungs. When people ask me how long it takes to perfect a single pose, I know they do not get it, not yet.  The best part of yoga practice is the practice. 

Bikram Yoga Tip of the day:Pranayama Breathing Standing Deep Breathing.  The first thing you will do Warm up from the inside out with yhis deep breathing exercise designed to stretch your lungs, and oxygenate your blood, waking you up for  good work out and stretch. Your wrists, shoulders and neck get a good  run for the money, too.   Pay attention with your mind and pay attention with your body. Focus 110% and the time will fly by. 

Islets of Langerhans

Day 61. Day Killer 9:30 am Class.

First meeting was at 7:20 am.

Coffee and aggravation in a bad outfit pre-class. A daily 6am class is the preferred way to start the day. Not today.

Not sure if I can tell my kidneys from my pancreas.

There is a place *(K?/P?) where your place hands on your lower back now talking to me. Just not sure what is being said.

Is it the Islets of Langerhans declaring, " We will turn on the hormones of your youth, you have such a fabulous half moon back bend, it's the least we can do." Not the pancreas snarling, "Stop all this bending and sweating and get a life."

Yoga pose tip of the day: Half moon pose, the back bend. Dan from Locust Valley Bikram told us we all seemed to be clenching acorns with our butts in the back bend. Drop the acorn. Bending, like the nation should be kinder, gentler. Pull your scapula away from your spine.

Is rolling around nearly naked good for business?

Thursday's first class is day killer class.
The dreaded 9:30am.

An appointment to meet with a new client at 8:30 am.

Showed up nearly naked in yoga clothes so I could roll to class right after the meeting.

We drank coffee. Yum! Lots of busy, fun work ahead. TMI in my head - in class - falling out the result. Don't try so hard. Try so easy.

The Days in Row shows rolls onward with no rhyme or reason.

Yoga pose plus tip day: (Do not drink coffee before class.)

Bhujangasana Cobra pose. Center yourself on the floor with a firm idea of your hip alignment. Stretch in every direction. Up with your spine, back with the tops of your feet, up to the ceiling with your chin, back with your neck and you our eyes, as you lift up from the small of your back, push down on the floor with your hips. Use your hands like training wheels. Do not push on them, allow your eyes to guide the posture.