Apparently the title of today's yoga session was for the folks who have already done a lot of yoga and are re-entering the practice. If you're a noob like me or haven't practiced in years, it didn't really matter because you had nothing to remember!
Regardless, it was actually a good practice - challenging, but nice. I managed to hold the positions a bit better, and for this I am proud of myself. Maybe my muscles are starting to get a bit more toned.
Physical Status: Pretty good! A bit wobbly, minorly frustrating, but if I can get over being frustrated by wobbliness, I think I could enjoy my sessions more. Being wobbly isn't really a bad thing, it's just the muscles getting used to bending into new positions. Amazing that they are so adaptable - I will be holding positions better in no time! The body is incredibly dynamic, and I'm sad that I was sedentary for so long. I also might be imagining things, but it seems like my back settles more easily flat into the earth compared to before, and laying on the floor doesn't feel so difficult.
Mental Status: Good, quite good. I was glad that positions seemed quite a bit easier to hold. I'm not sure if my muscles recovered or if I'm actually already starting to get a little bit better, but whatever the reason, I'm glad that today's workout went better. Starting to get back into it!
BTW, I almost didn't get on the mat at all, but I ended up doing it because I didn't want to break my streak! And honestly, I kind of look forward to it for the mental health benefits and breathing exercises and getting to see the videos. It's the wobbliness and moments of weakness that I don't like, because it makes me feel fallible. I think it will improve with time though, even if it takes longer than 30 days. Luckily Adriene has a lot of yoga videos up on her webpage.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Monday, May 4, 2015
Day 2 - Stretch and Soothe
The titles of these blog posts are the titles of the actual yoga videos, by the way. My opinion may differ from the title description.
Day 2 was extremely difficult for me. It's like my muscles were overtired, even though I no longer felt sore like I did in the evening after day 1. I was just tired!
Physical Status: Exhausted muscles, shaking, quivering, you get the idea. Very difficult to hold any sort of position, even if it wasn't too difficult. I still tried to hold the poses, they just were very wobbly and I had to keep getting back into position. Really wanted to give up at some point in the middle, but then I decided to hang on - and I'm glad I did.
Mental Status: A bit frustrated. After such a good start the day before on Day 1, I figured Day 2 could be even easier. No way! The fact that I was so wobbly made me feel like perhaps yoga wasn't the best choice for my exercise after all. That's really a load of garbage, it is actually the best exercise for me, for both body and brain. It just takes time to ease into it.
So far, so good - hopefully Day 3 is better so that I can get more enjoyment out of it!
Day 2 was extremely difficult for me. It's like my muscles were overtired, even though I no longer felt sore like I did in the evening after day 1. I was just tired!
Physical Status: Exhausted muscles, shaking, quivering, you get the idea. Very difficult to hold any sort of position, even if it wasn't too difficult. I still tried to hold the poses, they just were very wobbly and I had to keep getting back into position. Really wanted to give up at some point in the middle, but then I decided to hang on - and I'm glad I did.
Mental Status: A bit frustrated. After such a good start the day before on Day 1, I figured Day 2 could be even easier. No way! The fact that I was so wobbly made me feel like perhaps yoga wasn't the best choice for my exercise after all. That's really a load of garbage, it is actually the best exercise for me, for both body and brain. It just takes time to ease into it.
So far, so good - hopefully Day 3 is better so that I can get more enjoyment out of it!
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Day 1 - Ease Into It
I'm writing this log one day late, because I didn't get the idea to
blog about this experience until one day later!
Day 1 Mental Status:
Feeling pretty good about the whole thing, although I felt negative at
a few points throughout the video because some of the positions felt a
bit difficult - more difficult than Saturday's. I didn't feel quite as
limber, joints were popping, and that made me feel a bit wary about
the experience at times.
Day 1 Physical Status
Sore!! Not so sore I'm going to collapse, but still, sore. Just
overall sore, joints seem to be moving a bit weirdly, but not in a way
that hurts - just in a weird way. It might be that my body is starting
to realize that it has an opportunity to loosen up and is doing so...
I may be actually very slowly becoming limber.
After so many years of being sedentary, I can understand that it will
take some time to get limber again, and start dropping some noticeable
pounds. In the meantime I will be patient - and I know I won't have to
be too patient, because my body actually changes pretty quickly. It
has transformed in the past, and it will transform again.
blog about this experience until one day later!
Day 1 Mental Status:
Feeling pretty good about the whole thing, although I felt negative at
a few points throughout the video because some of the positions felt a
bit difficult - more difficult than Saturday's. I didn't feel quite as
limber, joints were popping, and that made me feel a bit wary about
the experience at times.
Day 1 Physical Status
Sore!! Not so sore I'm going to collapse, but still, sore. Just
overall sore, joints seem to be moving a bit weirdly, but not in a way
that hurts - just in a weird way. It might be that my body is starting
to realize that it has an opportunity to loosen up and is doing so...
I may be actually very slowly becoming limber.
After so many years of being sedentary, I can understand that it will
take some time to get limber again, and start dropping some noticeable
pounds. In the meantime I will be patient - and I know I won't have to
be too patient, because my body actually changes pretty quickly. It
has transformed in the past, and it will transform again.
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