Day 25...Class 25

11am...Chasity

MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH CLASS!:)
Wow...I guess my spine feeling like a tight rubber band...or even a metal rod sometimes DOES mean it's getting stronger and more flexible! It feels so tender, especially my lower spine.. I was actually going to warn Chasity before class that my lower back's been super sore, just in case she notices I'm having trouble in certain postures... But I didn't. I said, NO Cat, you won't use this as a crutch! I got in that room at about 10:40 and had a good 20 minutes of stretching to loosen up. It was nice to go a little later because I got to eat a couple hours before instead of just waking up and going. So that made me feel good while practicing too!

Here it comes, the first backbend of the day..."Your back is going to hurt like hell, but I don't mind!" That's a famous saying the teachers tell us:).. First set was decent, the forward bend into hands to feet, OUCH.. Second set-Chasity says "Cat, body weight in heels..More..More..More..Arms back..More..More, Good!" Aaaahhh.. I think that was the farthest I've gotten in the Standing Backbend!  Nice! Weight in the heels just MAKES you go back more. And you have to have your weight in your heels a lot more than you think, so it does make it a little scary. I wish I could see how far I go back. I have no idea what it looks like...

Then comes the Stretching Pose.. I grab my toes, walk my hips back right left right left. I flex my toes back, lock my knees and pull.. Chasity tells me to get my elbows down. In my head I say, "I've never done that before, how?" She tells me to keep going and says, "It's alright, second set you'll do it!" Um, sure..... Well, second set comes along and I knew she'd come right back to me. "Pull Cat Pull, get your elbows down, more, more.." I kept thinking, but my feet are not as flat and toes aren't as pulled back and my back isn't straight.. She told me I had a few inches to go..then one inch to go.. then "Touch it!!!" I did! Not for long, just towards the end, but I did! Ok, my back wasn't straight and toes turned in a little, but I made progress! It doesn't matter if it wasn't perfect.. Like they always say "It's Yoga Practice, not Yoga Perfect!" Did I just make that posture my bitch today? Let me tell you, practicing later in the day really does make you more flexible. We'll see if I can do it tomorrow morning:) And I think Chasity is teaching the 7:15!:) She's awesome and so encouraging! This challenge is amazing, and Michelle said to me after class "Just wait till a couple weeks after the challenge, you'll see even more improvement!" Nice!


I can't remember all the corrections and compliments in class today because it was a small class and she communicated a lot to us! It was great..
A few were..
Standing Backbend(Weight in heels), Half Moon(Weight in heels), Balancing Stick(Bottom of foot parallel to ceiling, don't turn it), Locust-Single leg(Same as Balancing Stick), Camel(Keep tight grip on heels), Standing Head to Knee(Flex toes back), Head to Knee Pose(Loosen grip to bring elbows down more)