Last Wednesday night (17) was another steamy-hot class that was a rough one for me as I wasn't entirely recovered from my double on Tuesday. Typically after I have a terrible class one day I tend to bounce back and have a great class the following day, but it didn't work out like that Wed. Also, I can't remember if it was during Wednesday or Thursday's class, but I tweaked a really weird muscle in my back that's still bothering me. I think I was going too deeply into half-moon pose before I was entirely warmed up, but I started feeling this kind of sharp pain underneath the right side of my rib cage in my back. It's an odd sensation and occasionally bothers me slightly inside/outside of class but it always feels better after class. It's the first time I've really had anything happen to me physically in a negative way from Bikram yoga but I don't think I'm agitating it worse by sticking with it and if anything it's improving. It's a definite reminder that I really have to stay in tune with the messages my body is sending though.
Friday my practice felt back to normal as far as not being bothered by the heat and I actually had a really great and flexible class. I got compliments in a few postures that I haven't been called out in before like cobra and balancing stick. I got a bit off track this weekend and missed TWO days of class because I went to DC to visit my best friend. It was a great trip and a much needed mental break from the work week, but nonetheless I am going to have to double up two days in the coming week or so to make up for it. Monday's class was a bit of a de-tox from the weekend but my body was craving it so badly after a mere two day break. It was an extremely crowded class (as mondays tend to be...I'm not the only one who has to get back on track after the weekend evidently) so I definitely sweat plenty of my weekend sins out. They say that after camel pose (the deepest backbend in the series) people feel an intense variety of emotions. Monday I definitely felt ANGRY afterwards and felt like the teacher was nonstop blabbering "relaxing" yoga talk and holding us in postures and savasanas longer than necessary.
Yesterday I was having a pretty good class but I sort of ran out of steam by the end and the last 20 minutes or so of class were a struggle. After camel pose I felt this odd anxious energy pulsing through me to the point that it was even making me twitch a little bit. The highlight of class for me was probably feeling/seeing how much higher I could lift my legs and hips during floor bow pose. Since the spine strengthening series is definitely my weakest series in class, any progress is a huge morale boost and lets me know I'm making progress. 21 classes down and only...80 more to go! I'm planning on doubling up on thursday and then hopefully again one day on the weekend. If that doesn't work then I have a few days off for Thanksgiving so I can definitely catch up by then!
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