Day 9...Class 9

7am...Summer

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' ...You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
~Eleanor Roosevelt

Guess who rocked every posture today.. THIS GIRL!
My heart and lungs were married FOUR, yes count em, FOUR times today! That barely ever happens! Ha!! Oh, how my Brooklynne would be SO proud of me;) XOXO

Todays class was fabulous! I even ran into a friend from Elementary school!! So funny! She just started and is doing the challenge also! Was it great because I went less than 24 hrs between classes this time? Was it because Summer has an great vibe? Was it because it was the first class of the day? Who knows, I'm just going to go with it! You can never really explain what happens in that room anyway.. There's no explanation, it's a grey area. For me, I was so used to wanting everything in life in black and white that I think it helps me to practice being OK with that grey area. I swear, yoga teaches you not only asanas, strength, stamina, flexibility, but discipline, motivation, inspiration. It's challenging mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually. It teaches you to have a more open mind and let love and light in, embrace uncertainty, and release attachment! Let's face it, that's life right?! Nothing is ever certain.. And you can't control anyone or anything but YOU.

 It wasn't overly hot.. It felt just right, well... in the beginning I was a little cold(never thought I'd say that) and stiff("That's what she said!").. Took me a while to loosen up today, but I felt like I could push myself and work SO hard in there today to go back, lean back, fall back and look up, come up, go up! It was awesome! My balance this morning was alright, nothing to brag about. I was able to hold postures longer though.. Like the dreaded Utkatasana and Trikonasana.. In Eagle, I can get my alignment pretty good, working on getting that upper body back more though. It hurts my knee on the standing leg, I'm thinking it's because my upper body is too far forward putting pressure on my knee. In the afternoon class yesterday I got my fingertips almost below the nose because my shoulders were more flexible than they are in the morning. Having boobs is overrated, just gets in the way! Ha!! Oh, and I was able to sleep fine last night. Thought the energy from my later class would keep me up, nope!

Today my lower back is screaming!!! So, my backbends weren't that great..especially the standing one. I felt like it was going to snap:). It's interesting to see and feel how your body changes through this process. Everyday is something new to embrace.. Whether it's good or bad. A new ache or soreness, new flexibility or strength, new mindset, or how it affects your daily life even outside the room. I noticed when I was going through that initial detox at about day 6-7 I was SO irritable I wanted to run people over:P... At this time, my mind is more calm and I'm taking in all the benefits of this practice. Like I said, everyday is different. And people should not be scared of different.. Even if you can't explain it.
Namaste >^..^<

Corrections today:
Push right knee back more and twist in Triangle (first set)