6 a.m. Another early start for me ( balance class at 9.30) Not so much soreness this morning as I stepped out of bed 👌 ( not to say that I cant feel my aches ) This is good it reminds me that I have been working hard, I'm aware of my upper arms in particular, and the muscles in the arms, still feeling sore. ( oh yes and pain in the butt 😉 gluteus maximus ) ( I remember in particular about 2 years ago, before taking up yoga, that I was experiencing a lot of discomfort in my wrists and elbows. I remember being quite concerned about it, it was obvious for quite a few months and even just the simplest of every day actions, such as leaning on my elbow or carrying shopping would be very sore. I remember distinctly thinking 'Damn, I'm getting old!!' 👵 and I was not happy about it. ) ( not particularly the getting old side of it, although, to be fair, I'm not happy about that at all, but its inevitable!!!, it is more the ailments that are associated with getting old! that I object to) another excellent reason to be as healthy as possible...be the best you.... see previous blogs I can truthfully say on a day to day basis I do NOT have pain in my wrists, yes, if I have been doing a lot more yoga which particularly uses arms/ wrists/shoulders etc I do experience discomfort, BUT, and for me this is the important bit, it is temporary and reminds me that I am working hard and getting stronger) so back to this morning.... I put the soreness down to the increased amount of adho mukha svanasana, ( downward facing dog poses) both at home /classes. Probably one of the most widely recognised asanas ( moves/postures ) and a very good all in one posture which gives multiple benefits ( to be revisited in future blogs) so continuing my day with some slow and deep inhale/exhale breaths ( see previous post ) before going through my sun salutations ( see previous post ) and now onto several repetitions of adho mukha svanasana to stretch out all those muscles...
My cousin and I have now been at our new gym for about 6 weeks. And we are really impressed....all be it there has been a few mishaps ( but that is with injuries ..not the establishment ) I think its fair to say that as 2 older ladies ( one in her 50's and one in her 60's... and I'm not prepared to spill the beans about who fits into which Category!!! because she'll kill me !!! 🙊 ) we are in quite a hurry to crack on and try all the different classes and be the best we can.... and we are both probably being a little ambitious...and we want results yesterday.. and to rush anything is probably not good but..to rush to be fit is going to have problems!! specifically INJURIES!! thankfully the injuries sustained by us are pretty minor..and more inconvenient than anything else... (I hurt my back...which I can not say for certain was during my classes, then i hurt my shoulder, which I admit was being too ambitious in the classes...It happened whilst trying to do 'Wild thing') (my cousin ..who will admit, although very fit/active, is not a regular at the gym until now...also injured her shouder whilst...would you believe doing 'wild thing'......) It is ..i think an advanced move...combining twist and balance and strength....and like all asana's should be worked to ones own limits..and of course there are variations for beginners.... (definitely a note to us I think !!) For me ..it just meant that I had to take things easy..and yes I still went to the gym..yes silly I know But for my cousin it has meant she has had to have a fortnight off too date...this has led to her being very frustrated and feels that all her hard work in the early days has been wasted. But its not the end of the world and hopefully once she has rested it fully she can come back and do some more gentle poses.... still managing to work our arm ( to lift our coffee cups....ok ok and our wine glasses 😉 ) and our facial muscles ( smiles/laughs and chats😉) so not all bad news Moral too this story... All good things come to those who wait....And who do things gradually 😉 Namaste
OK OK.... may be not every day at a class....BUT .. we could do a little bit at home if its not possible to get to a class... ( some people even prefer to work out at home ..on their own 😉 ) And on another plus..you can spend time getting that position right...reaching your gentle maximum.. Because its YOUR JOURNEY..... So we can take those stretches and Asanas (a posture adopted in performing yoga.) and that all important Meditation with us...from the class and bring it home to practise and use it when it is practical to do so Feel that positivity...enjoy your day....
so back to this morning....
so continuing my day with some slow and deep inhale/exhale breaths ( see previous post )
