Day 26..Class 26

7:15am...Marie

The temperature in class was all too perfect for me! I loved it, whatever it was today, that's my favorite temp:) It still felt hot enough to be bendy and work up a good sweat, but I was able to do every posture to my fullest ability(even stay in Triangle all four times;) and she didn't even have to open the doors cause it never got stuffy in there, just a perfect hot room. I think that's better, but that's just me. Why make it SO hot that you have to open the door every few postures when you can keep it at a controlled temp and maybe use the fans a couple times. The heating bill when they have it cranked must be crazy! I felt amazing in class and feel amazing now!

So, Chasity wasn't teaching again like I thought. It was Marie. She's too adorable. She's a great teacher, but also has an amazing, focused practice herself! I also got to practice with Michelle today who I love too!! Marie was in Chasity's class yesterday with me. So she picked up right where Chasity left off on my Stretching Pose! She told me to use my bicep strength more and pull my elbows down. I did get farther in practice yesterday probably because it was a little later in the day. I can't believe I'm doing that now. I think I was so used to focusing on pulling my toes back and keeping my back flat on the way down, that I never focused on that before. Now it brings me to the Esak Garcia seminar I attended about a year ago.. I remember asking him about that posture, "Should you concentrate on keeping your back flat on the way down? Or should you pull to get farther down and then worry about straightening your back?" He actually said to pull down and then straighten your back. He said that's the way he learned to go deeper into the posture.. Hmmm, maybe I should just try that sometimes too and see what works better. I also think I am getting better at some of these postures because my back is getting more flexible. It doesn't feel like I have a metal rod in my lower spine today, so that's good! My left side Standing Head to Knee was better today.. I was able to pull my elbows down and bring my head down almost touching my knee.

It's so funny how the break through's happen.. One day you feel like your going to snap in half or fall over cause you're so sore or tired..then BAM, the next day you're doing something you've never done. It just goes to show how hard you have to work and push yourself to improve. I was going so long with just being stagnant and doing OK, but never really improving. I think everyone who does Yoga should do a 30 day Challenge, atleast once, to see how they improve. They would be amazed!