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November 29, 2004
Sorta Constricted
Saturday I practiced at the club... pretty crowded room with a good teacher. I knew when she began her first sentence with "Well, we all probably ate a lot this week let's burn some of it off..." that she was going to have us do full vinyasas. Having not practiced since Wednesday, I dreaded the thought but in actuality it was sorta fun. I didn't feel weak or unable to do it. Not an amazing practice but good all around. Sunday was deemed a "family day" -- this means we rode bikes to the park, went to lunch (and saw my friends leaving the shala after the Sunday morning class), hung out in the afternoon, ran some errands, etc.
This morning I didn't make the 9am class, the 10:45 class so I was gearing up to make the noon class when I called my friend who has been dealing with breast cancer. We talked for awhile and I was saddened to hear that the lymph node they removed does have cancer and therefore she must have another surgery and chemotherapy. I am so very sad and angry. I know she is too. She told me she was going to make the noon class so I went too. Another friend showed up as well. The class was good. I love the heat at the shala compared to the club and I was freezing this morning so it really helped me. One thing I noticed today was that the first sun sals were fine, I didn't even feel them. Bs are always harder for me, the repeated chatarungas do me in. I still struggle to get my shoulders back where they are supposed to be on the way down and my elbows always feel wierded out like they are in the wrong position. The first half of practice was good and I felt pretty normal... backbends... I've been noticing that for the past month or so my backbends seem to have taken a downward turn... I can't get as deep or feel as limber. I think that it has something to do with the vata air we have going on... the cold, wind, dry air. I'm very prone to getting a vatta imbalance and I think I need to pay some more attention to it. My husband doesn't believe in heaters so I'm always cold these days (sorta a joke really... not that he doesn't believe in them, he just hates to turn it on). After practice we went out to eat at Ki's which was nice and relaxing... I took a bunch of time off work but it was a good outing. I had just been telling myself that it is up to *me* to be more involved with people in the yoga community... I often lament not having friends with the same interests that I have. We had thought about throwing a solstice party... we have always had solstice parties but, after moving out of the circle of "alternative parenting" friends I had made, it just never felt right again. I had just been talking with my husband about this the night before in a flurry of PMS hormones making me feel tormented and cynical about the state of our social life. He made a mention that I haven't really tried very hard to integrate or make friends via yoga... maybe I really need to do that outside of this box and Ashtangi.NET. Coincidentally we got an invite to a Christmas party today... a cocktail party. I don't think I've ever been to one so now I have to go find something, somewhere to wear... what's a girl to do?
My check cleared for Maya Tulum today :) It's official. I have a non-refundable plane ticket and my fees paid and I'm going! HOORAY. The Nanny starts tomorrow and, provided my moon doesn't get here, I should be able to make Mysore tomorrow. For real.
Posted by ashtangagirl at 7:23 PM | Comments (3)