Today's overall feeling: Tiredness
today was my first day of yoga school. I have carpal tunnel, slightly in both hands. I forgot what it was called in class so i said RSI which did not ring a bell with the teacher. I also have had a crink in my neck since the plane flight back from Hawaii on Wednesday. oh. and i missed the orientation completely because i must have overlooked an email. :(
melissa from annette's classes was there. she's pretty cool and i'm happy to see a familiar face.
It was about 30 minutes of talking and 2 hours of poses. the instructor was kathy at the iyengar institute in sf. Asana I. we did a handful of standing poses and a couple of seated:
- Tadasana - mountain
- Virabadrasana - warrior
- Parsva Konasana - can't remember translation
- Trikonasana - triangle
- Adho Mukha Svanasana - downward dog
- Virasana - can't remember translation
- Chatushpadasana - don't think i ever knew it
- Sarvangasana - shoulder stand
- Halasana - plow
- Savasana - final relaxation
the teacher wasn't super personable... however perhaps she will warm up. (I'm so used to Annette... Annette is so great). I learned something in the way i do my shoulder stand which helped a great deal. some minor adjustment with my upper arms that really brings in more stability. makes-a-me happy. we also held poses for longer and it's kicking my ass all over the place.
Then aaron picked me up in a zippy car. Yay! no muni home in the rain!
Some concerns about this new journey: 1) I think teaching classes is going to be challenging. 2) I have a very long way to go with my stamina and building core strength. 3) i need to get used to the chanting.
I'm excited about this. we'll see what happens tomorrow. need to go now bc my rsi is killing me and i have a wrist brace on that is making it more challenging to type. sorry for typos and grammatical in-excellence.
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