T-Rex Trying Downward Dog
#TRexTrying
I’ve been pretty discouraged by how much my flab gets in the way of being good at yoga. I’ve been meditating for ages and I am great at breathing, but man! I have no core strength! It’s been nice waking up early though, I’ve been able to accomplish a lot by waking up at 6:15 instead of 9/10am.
(Source: taykijak)
#realhappiness #connection (Taken with instagram)
I’m guessing I should start talking to people in my yoga classes. The front check in desk all recognize me by first name already and are very kind, but I usually just meep and scuttle away rather than chat with my classmates or instructor.. I never really thought of myself as a shy person (I usually sing while biking around. no shame) but I hate making silly small talk. Like Nico, I don’t do too much talking these days. I’ve burnt a lot of bridges that I’d like to mend, but I just don’t know how.
Warrior Pose by Ronda Bazooka
Tomorrow: debunking myths about yoga and explaining why certain poses can be quite dangerous
I went to an upper level class to try it out. I tried to do a shoulder stand, but I had done core flow yesterday, my flappy tummy was strugglin. some people were really amazing though! It was slightly discouraging to be so behind other people who have been practicing, but I am fairly determined to get to know my body better. my leg muscles are so tight from biking a lot, so I need to learn to relax.
Outside of the yoga studio, someone had written om in the wet cement and I unknowingly stepped on it. It made me really really upset and I felt like I un-did a lot of the peace I had accrued. Between insecurities of my abilities and touching my foot to om, this day has started a little odd, but I will try to look for peace in the cracks.
Today is Daeboreum, the day of the first full moon of the year (by the lunar calendar) in Korea. Moon-viewing events are held at numerous spots on the night of the first full moon of the lunar year. This is a holiday meal for Daeboreum. I already tried at breakfast. :-)))
decided to go to another class today because the core class had me feeling inadequate (so difficult when you have a beer gut) and ended up at a harmony/restorative class
it was basically just laying around on a bolster. I didn’t really see much benefit to the practice and I would prefer to just meditate than lay on a pillow in child’s pose for 50 min.
