Back to yet another full yoga day next sunday.. i have all this great incentive to excell out of a class but when it comes to it its a half hearted effort, as its the 1st tomorrow maybe i should try a little harder....

So... this is where i take yoga really seriously .. huh.. what i do isn't enough, though i think 3 years at least twice a week is 'quite' seriously.. sunday was a very long day & we were told to keep a personal development journal..

so heres the yoga bit... i already kind of knew i have over developed calves & under developed quads & a weak belt around my lower back/stomach thats not to say i'm not strong, i am but only in my legs, i'm in imbalance, i'm not strong in my upper as i don't lift weights & my quads are weak as i don't power squat/lunge or even walk up many steps, i barely ride my bike, weather obviously & aside from hound walking miles on end & yoga i need to balance it with something else... weights/lunges/squats/abdominals but i really dont want to cause my body any stress so i intend to be sensible...  thats hard for me... thats aside sunday's morning session was basic postures but totally broken down, i do now feel my strength is coming from my calves & not my quads, the seated poses i found interesting & i've never actually sat on a rolled up blanket, makes all the difference in the world, my right hip doesn't like me to sit in one seated position for long & its not that i don't have the flexibility to get into the positions, i can do half lotus very comfortbaly, Vajrasana is where you sit on your heels, Sukhansana simple crossed leg, Siddhasana (acomplished pose) is something i've never sat in before, the cat (Marjaryasana) leading with the crown is also something i've not done before.. i always thought Tadasana/Samasthiti was the same Mountain Pose/ Equal Standing but i do see how it could cause confusion in a class, it is the same but your heels touch & you feel ready to move in Samasthiti.. i really need to start reading my books..

yoga... well the snow cancelled the two events for Sat 27th & then the 4th, we've missed 2 sundays & a wednesday, not quite sure if the pilates i did has made me pull my rectus fem & the adductors or walking in the snow for miles, probably both, so still house confined till tomorrow probably, i don't know how i manage to damage myself on such levels, though i do tend to agree my hams are far far more powerful than my quads so creates muscle imbalance

i could do with one of those little snoopy icons that does a little dance.... Lauren.. What is Prana? i best get my books out, we got confirmation of acceptance for the Foundation Course, its funny as years ago when i started the Excercise Diploma all i wanted to do was be a Yoga teacher & i remember being with Angie up at Brampton Manor & her telling me it would cost thousands, she wasn't wrong but i never thought i'd actually do it, well we'll see by next October i guess if we go onto year 2, at least this block is just under £500 each, i love the way Gillian teachers, her anatomic knowledge is by far the best i've come across in a yoga teacher, already in 2 lessons she's corrected my positions a few times & made so much sense especially with the turning of the pelvis in bends............. during last nights yoga a burst of California Dreaming with piano came from upstairs, i could not help but giggle, there is one woman up there, i have created my image for her, she is so loud & she has a filthy laugh, it sounds like they chase her round the room or something... 

he new yoga class is interesting, Gillian is so calm, it makes such a wonderful change, in the room above us it has Quakers, i think i need to go take a look at that
.. i could never subscribe to the priciple of Jivamukti as i could never be Vegan, i have huge respect for Vegans, if i could subscribe to the food of the Vegan & still eat good quality animal, then that would work 
i did enjoy the Jivamukti as its Vinyasa and pretty intense though i'm not so into the chanting & the afternoon sessions of meditating & restorative would have been so much better if i'd taken a bolster, i have since bought us some, we have applied to take the Foundation Training in Yoga with British Wheel & have also subscribed to a few more full day/half day workshops for saturdays & some sundays but after Christmas if we get on the course 1 sunday out of 4 for 6 hours we will spend with Gillian along with our new Wednesday night class with her

Becky has returned to teaching, i'm yet to see her, so very sadly she lost her baby, we were to leave the Healthy Living Centre this month too as we lost our 2 new teachers Lisa & Katy in the last few weeks so the only teacher left was Rach... so we are still contemplating this one now

interestingly a new BWY Foundation course has been listed to start in Jan 2011 with Gillian Gee at Chesterfield, we'll meet her at Congress this weekend no doubt... its ten sundays, one a month ^^


my hip hasn't been right in a while but today despite 3 days in a row of yoga classes & some massage manipulation its feeling ok

....why 'congress' when its British Wheel... we have American Yoga, so i don't get why we have annual AGM & Congress

These were taken off the old iPhone, i b+w them in iPhoto as they are terrible quality ... its interesting that my nearest & dearest decided to take up yoga with me & is really rather quite good at it... its great to have that competition as we are both stronger in certain postures.. though this often means i push my self too far & end up with a recuring injury.. the right shoulder or right groin.. right now its the groin.. just the thought of advanced yoga with Mr Adamo in a few weeks makes me wince ^^

Prasarita Padottanasana

Becky is also leaving us, this makes me sad she has been my teacher for over 2 years, she has taught me more than any other yoga teacher, so who we will get on a monday class who knows....

Om bhur bhuvah svah .... tat savitur varenyam...
Bhargo devasya dhimahi ..... dhiyo yo nah prachodayat

hmmm, we worshiped the egg at Yoga, highly amusing to say the least, though i did really like the Tibetan singing bowl