funky class day 10

Day 10- Funky Door Haight Street. 

 
 At the end of the class my ears were hurting from the volume of the amplification sytem. Amplification, and lots of personal instruction equals conflicting instructions in each pose. The instructor gives out lots of individual instrution OVER A LOUDSPEAKER. Otherwise, good class. Like the size of  the studio room. I started my Bikram Practice years ago.  The florescent lights are a minus.  I do truly enjoy a bright studio. Teacher gave a two minute infomercial during the savanana between standing and floor series.  Relaxing, not so much. Met my eyes in the mirror in Tulandasana - Balancing stick pose. I can hear my spine stretching in this posture.

Yoga Tip of the day: Arda Chandrasana half moon pose. Let  your exhale deepen each posture. Alignment first and foremost. Keep your chin and breastbone lifted. Keep your weight on your heels.

Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.

Was asked if a friend was my offspring. No, I did not have a child when I was six years old.

She's my sister. (slaps) She's my daughter. (More slaps). She's my sister and my daughter.

I guess I can't go around slapping silly people , (why not, please?) But I can say, Forget Jake, It's Chinatown. Need to work on my facial fascia. Send in Tracy Martin, Stat!

Today was the day killer (9:30 am) class. post espresso.

Almost half way through this challenge. The bag of bones is rattling noisily Work, Joke Work, where I am? where are we? what are we doing? Is this popping and noisiness a good thing or a bad thing? . As long as it is a gentle thing, I am good to go.

Yoga pose tip of the day: Dhanurasana Bow Pose. In the Julie and Julia movie there is a dreaded duck dish. You are being trussed like a stuffed duck. Pull your Bones together towards your spine before you lift up. Align the hips and shoulders, then squeeze your shoulder blades. Push the floor against your hips bones to lift up. You will feel your portal vein working overtime.

Truthfully Scary Yoga

Put your hand in the mouth of truth, only if you dare. Or in the mouth of this dog. Similar. Truth, fear not. Floor poses, in truth, cause fear. Super duper scary pose Supta-Vajrasana, fixed firm pose.

Firmly fixed fear of knees ripping out of the body pose.

Breathe, don't push, no lamaze breathing, breathe, stay away from anything near pain, Breathe Breathe Breathe Breathe Breathe Breathe Breathe. Stay upright if you think you will injure overstretch, strain your knees with the backward bend. Be careful with your knees.

Yoga Tip of the day: Move slowly in and out of the pose use your breathe not your strength, yet keep all your muscles fully engaged. Engaged does not mean strained. Strained muscles leads to injured joints.

Dive right in the waters fine

Wednesday morning and up before the wake up call. Time for tea and careful folding of towels.

Intention intention intention, breathe breathe breathe. Tonight is a metoer shower. Head to countyside hills and look up and see what where we all began. Ran into a neighbor this morning after class and he spoke of how bad yoga made him feel. "After three weeks, when I came home, I ached all over. " Small movements, follow your breath. Breathe breathe breathe breathe breathe breathe in, then breathe breathe breathe breathe breathe breathe out.

Yoga tip of the day: Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose Dandayamana–Bibhaktapada–Paschimotthanasana stretches the spine and back of the legs. I imagine I am Greg Louganis everytime I set up for this pose. It helps to keep the spine straight out then down and the chin up and out.