Day 5...Class 5

7:15am...Marie

Try to ignore the crying baby in the lobby during Savasana. Concentrate..Meditate..:)

I tried to get up and go to the 5:30am to switch it up a little.. Yea, didn't happen. Usually if I sleep through the night I can do it, but of course I woke up at 1:30am and stayed awake for about an hour and a half.. Which surprised me, I sleep so well when I practice regularly..I was really tired when I woke up. I did have weird dreams about "The Office" Ha!!!

I can tell my lungs are expanding and I can take it and release more air in Pranayama Breathing(the first breathing exercise). They say you only normally use 10% of your lung capacity on a daily basis, this helps you to use 100%! It's amazing, because your lungs really do expand and you can take it so much air from practicing this posture! And you know it really does work, because if you take any time off from practicing, the breathing exercise is hard when you get back! I had a great class up until after Balancing Stick posture.. I got light headed and had to sit, I tried to get back up and join class after a minute, but had to sit back down again. I tried to just stand but, I had that tunnel vision thing.. Which I normally don't get much anymore, but today it was definitely there! It's funny how your body is different each day.. And you can never tell what you're capable of until you do it! Once we got into the Spine Strengthening series, I was better and I finished strong with the floor series. Had to rest right after class, but I'm feeling great now!

After class I asked Marie her opinion on how to keep going and stay strong through the challenge.. Since everyone has their own theory I like to know what they do, then find what's right for me. She said eat lots of veggies, salads, and lean protein(which I do).. I usually take an Emergen-C packet an hour before class, I'm going to try Coconut Water for a few days instead to see if there's any difference.

Postures I got complimented on:
Standing Bow, Cobra

Corrections:
Left hip down, leg up more in first set Balancing Stick