No earth shaking poses to show you, but we worked our hips and it kind of feels like towards the end of pregnancy when your hips start to relax and just kinda hang out.  I wonder how it would feel if you did this throughout your pregnancy and then the relaxin kicked in.

I'm feeling very comfortable with yoga, and wonder why it took me so long to get into it.

Truddle, I think it's something you would like, regardless of the  pretzel poses.   I find myself thinking of you or things we have talked about when I am in meditation poses.

Ok, I'm finally there!  (please let me not eat my words later)

Today I wasn't ready to be done after 20 minutes.  I feel very stretched and loose and just....like my body is happy.

We worked on shoulders today, and man mine have been bother me A LOT lately.  I've thought of going to Brian (my chiro cousin) but debating back and forth.  I'm going to go on Thursday as well, and hope that it sees me through 2 days in the bakery (not sure why but the bakery really seems to tense me up)

I think it might have been laying with the blocks between our shoulder blades that did it, I really felt things loosen up after that but I'm not sure.  I'm hoping I can find a block at wal-mart so I can do it at home if needed.

As for poses we did...




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I really didn't want to go today (I had to miss last week for a stomach bug) but I am glad I did.  I don't feel I 'fit' the dynamics of the class well, but I don't care.  I go and do what I can even if I don't have this perfect tiny dancers body that can fold all over in all kinds of directions.

The stuff we do for the abs, OH MY!  I think I need to work on that.

Not to mention the ardha chandrasana that we had to do.  We started out with a wall and a partner, then just a partner, then all on our own.  Yipes!

Honestly, it wasn't too bad though.  The sun salutations today weren't as bad (I don't think we are holding them as long either because she doesn't have to adjust us all anymore)  I went into the studio with a rotten attitude (home stuff too) and left very glad that I went.

It is recommended for us to come home from class and journal about our experiences each week.  So, here it goes.

She lies!

I first met Annie at a Home Enrichment night when she came and did a short yoga presentation.  We did about a 30 minute routine and then she said something along the lines of....

Lies!  They're all lies!

Ok, maybe that's a bit much.  It's not so much that the routine was harder, we just held a lot of the positions for longer.  Not to mention I'm about as flexible as a piece of rebar.  Apparently that makes it easier on me in the beginning?!?!?!?

That said, I did enjoy it.  I think that given a little more time I will enjoy it.

Which brings me to my next question.  Is it wrong to stop on the way home and buy a cookie?