Day Five

This one was a little rough. I was covered in sweat and reeking of PBR, and that was just from the effort of getting out of bed. I also definitely need to wash that yoga mat. Four classes in and it smells terrible. This will be something to monitor over the next month. A yoga bomb consumes a great deal of my free time, time that could be spent washing smelly things that will annoy my fellow yogis. This class was interesting because the instructor wanted us to concentrate on our chakras. We started with the muladhara chakra that controls lust and obsession. That one is working well. We moved up through the swadhisthana and manipura chakras that control violence, addiction, fear, and anxiety. Check, check, check, and check. We eventually climbed to the ajna chakra that controls clarity on an intuitive level, as in your third eye. At this point we came up a little empty. I am pretty sure my third eye opened, looked around, did not like what it saw and left for a cat.

Instructor: Sushma
Pain level: Yellow
Highlight of the class: When Sushma told us to concentrate on our genitals. I have news for you Ms. Yoga Instructor, I am ALWAYS concentrating on my genitals.
Favorite pose: Prasarita padottanasana (wide-angle forward bend). Smell my sweaty, PBR fueled ass fellow yogis!
Least favorite pose: Virabhadrasana III (warrior III) - I cannot get into this pose as it puts too much strain on the torn abdomen.