went to my very first Vinyasa yoga class today. it was challenging for me.. ive been doing yin yoga for the last 3 years, and i realized the other day that i need something a bit more yang, because yin yoga often makes me really sleepy - even though i love the deep hamstring & low back stretches. my formative yoga years were exclusively with Iyengar teachers, but I havent done that in a long time.. the Vinyasa made me sweat. it pushed my edges in a good way. i think i need to keep doing it.. admittedly, ive never been very strong, physically. and i often come to this realization when i take on practices that push me and my body has a hard time with it. last year, i went to an african dance class and injured my body. if there is one thing ive learned over the last few years is that i have problematic ankles & arches, and most of my dance / yoga injuries are a result of my feet - which directly triggers knee problems. a month ago, i went to a dance class and had to stop doing the class because i almost seriously injured my body because of my feet & ankles.. but ive learned that i have to stop doing whatever im doing when i get to that point, because causing myself injury is really not good.. so even though ive got a long way to go to building up my physical strength & endurance, at least i know when im pushing the edges towards possibly injuring myself and i back off. i often feel super frustrated with my physical weaknesses, and i know that the time i spend on my computer only makes it worse and exacerbates it... but i wont give up on movement practices, even if it feels like climbing a never-ending mountain to get to my own personal health / vitality / strength dreams.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 06:07:47 +0000
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