I have officially made it into double digits! Class on Saturday morning was great as it was one of the first frosty cold days that made me really crave the hot room. My spine was pretty stiff at first partially because of the cold maybe but mostly because I don't really practice in the mornings. I warmed up after the first few postures and had a normal practice from then on. The studio owner was teaching class which was a great treat because she doesn't teach incredibly often but she's a phenomenal teacher with such positive energy. She is also very good at suggesting adjustments for people who are not beginners and gave me a few helpful tips for better form. Sunday I was dreading the 4:30 class a bit because my brother was home for the weekend and as we went out to lunch to celebrate, I ate heavier than usual and thought I would pay for it in class. Surprisingly it went alright and I didn't even feel like puking during the floor series!
Monday (Day 8) was Halloween and I rushed out of work so I could make the 4:30 class and be home earlier to help hand out candy to the trick-or treaters! In celebration, the studio encouraged people to practice in costumes and offered a free month pass to the best costume in each class. I racked my brain for something creative and hilarious to wear, but I gave up and decided on black adidas spandex and a cut up argentina soccer jersey that I had worn for a previous costume party. I was glad that I hadn't gone all out because it was extremely comfortable and only about 5-6 others in the class were dressed up. The girl who won was in a scandalous Eve costume that basically consisted of a beige thong with leaves on it and a green bikini tops with leaves and a beanie baby snake wrapped around. Another girl managed to survive practice in a long sleeved kimono, and a sweat drenched snow white also made it through. Another girl wore a HUGE afro wig with normal yoga clothes and said that her neck had never gotten such a workout during class, haha. I think they may have had the heat down slightly lower than usual so people in costumes would still have fun because it felt relatively cool and I wasn't even drenched in sweat by the end of the class.
Tuesday was quite a different story (last Tuesday was hellish too...maybe it's my unlucky day). My towel was completely soaked by the middle of the standing series and it took some serious focusing on my breath to complete the class without skipping anything. As always though, I made it through and felt incredible afterwards. Wednesday turned out to be class 10 & 11 as I stayed for the 8:30pm advanced class after the 6:30. I had no idea they were offering advanced that night as it's kind of sporadic but the teacher mentioned it to me while I was signing in.
I figured that I would play it by ear to see if I had enough steam for an advanced class after 10 days of consecutive practice, but I was really hoping I would as I knew that I would have to miss class Thursday due to babysitting after work. Doing a double during the weekend to make it up would have been fine also, but I knew I'd feel better if I had made it up in advanced. I'm really glad that I stayed for advanced because it turned out to be a very encouraging experience! There were only 3 of us practicing including the teacher. The first part of advanced class is kind of like a sped up version of the postures in the beginners class and then it moves into some crazier bendy postures. In some ways I'm better at the advanced class than the beginners class because it requires freakish joint flexibility that I have. The teacher was extremely complimentary of my practice and said that I should become a bikram advanced series teacher! Maybe one day...
I didn't get home till almost 10:45 after double-yoga but it was totally worth it. It was great that I took yesterday off because I was SORE in muscles that I didn't even know existed. I feel better and more energetic today (Friday) and I'm ready to knock out number 12 tonight!
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