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. 

Teacher training

41 year old married high school teacher   leaves wife and kids

 for 18 year old student.

Its hard  to tell who is the bigger fool in this photo.

Day 5  l   95 to go

Another assistant bites the dust, leaving the company to become a Bikram Yoga Instructor -Studio Owner.  She is a funky door fan. So I made her promise to try as many different studios/instructors as possible in town before she goes to teacher training.  We went to BYC my  favorite **  studio (and the BYC is the part of the name of this blog)  in town for the 4:30 pm. 

To sum it up neatly Funky door is Bikram  as BYC is Yoga. Great, great, great  class.  I have always been a fan of Lamotts' teaching style, but this class was A-MAZ-ING. Not too crowded, not too hot, just right.  Everyone  settled into the right spot, there was no jostling or shuffling to to get a piece of the mirror, an excellent tool for form.  Everyone just naturally made room for each other.  I think this is what I enjoy about this studio above all the other Bikram classes.  The student this day here synced up and practiced as one class, one group.  The instruction was terrific.   I discovered the instruction has gotten even better than when I practiced here last, about a year ago.  A very detailed class, and the whole class was in unison for the entire class.  The class was great as students brought a sharing mindfulness in the studio.  Rare in bikram,
 great in yoga classes.

(** allergies to fragrances.  This was a one hive class.)

Yoga tip of the Day: Pavana Muktasana Wind Removing Pose. Release The Old Farts!  Supine spine, eyes  gazing down your chest pull the cervical spine flat against the  floor.  Pull in you abdominal muscles,  tilt your pelvic floor  to press your tailbone flat against the floor.  Pull on your legs using as much bicep and coracobrachialis muscle strength as you can muster.  Keep your shoulders down and your elbows by your side. Let your hip joint release as your pull your leg. This  action strengthens the spine and compresses the colon. 

 where ere ye be, let yer wind gang free.. .