No yoga today. My friend is getting married and given the choice between drunkenly dropping trou at a wedding and waking up to stretch with a bunch of assholes who are altogether too perky it is really not much of a contest. Let us see how long you can hold downward facing dog after staying up until 8 AM (note, really 10 PM) drinking whiskey (note, really whiskey) fuckers! OK, I should probably go shower and shave before the festivities start. Shave my ass, obviously.
Instructor: Champagne
Pain level: Yellowish-orange
Highlight of the class: "Accidentally" dropping champagne down the front of the bride's dress. Ah, boobs.
Favorite posture: Dancing to "I'm Too Sexy" with no pants on.
Least favorite posture: Hugging the toilet.
Showing posts with label Adho Mukha Svanasana. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Day Thirteen
These Monday late-afternoon classes are a lot of fun but a lot of work. A lot of the abdominal work was isolated on the lower abs, especially isolated left and right lower abdominal strength work. In other words, the exact muscle I have torn. I had to really pay close attention to the experience because I am actively trying to not make things worth with middling success.
Instructor: Toby
Pain level: Orange
Highlight of the class: Urdhva mukha svanasana (upward-facing dog). I have never really been able to get into this posture comfortably before. I keep expecting my back to lock up when I move from up dog into downward facing dog (adho mukha svanasana) but for the most part if I keep the abdominal muscles locked then I can make it pain free.
Favorite posture: C curves in table posture. You look over your left shoulder and throw your left hip out from a table and the same to the right. It is a side opening posture. Also you can look at the cute girl over your left shoulder and only feel a little bad about it.
Least favorite posture: Surya namaskara. Toby led us through a series of postures in a modified sun salutation on our toes. "Stay way up on your toes," she implores. Thanks for pointing out my mutant feet, bitch!
Instructor: Toby
Pain level: Orange
Highlight of the class: Urdhva mukha svanasana (upward-facing dog). I have never really been able to get into this posture comfortably before. I keep expecting my back to lock up when I move from up dog into downward facing dog (adho mukha svanasana) but for the most part if I keep the abdominal muscles locked then I can make it pain free.
Favorite posture: C curves in table posture. You look over your left shoulder and throw your left hip out from a table and the same to the right. It is a side opening posture. Also you can look at the cute girl over your left shoulder and only feel a little bad about it.
Least favorite posture: Surya namaskara. Toby led us through a series of postures in a modified sun salutation on our toes. "Stay way up on your toes," she implores. Thanks for pointing out my mutant feet, bitch!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Day Seven
Today's class was led by everyone's favorite ashtanga teacher who no longer teaches ashtanga with any great regularity, missed teaching ashtanga so she decided to lead us through a pared down ashtanga class. What does that mean? Fucked if I know but it is almost as fun to type as it is to say. Ashtanga! I just know that I was a little sore and tired from yesterday's class and this did not sound like a brilliant idea at the time. Still, except for some extra long holds of downward-facing dog it was an excellent class today.
Instructor: Rebecca
Pain level: Yellow
Highlight of the class: In a meditative pose Rebecca asked us to hold ourselves in stillness despite urges to fidget. This brought a wry smile to my face as I often play this game with my cats in the morning. I never, ever win.
Favorite posture: Virabhadrasana I (warrior I). Felt good on my groin which probably means I was doing it wrong.
Least favorite posture: Adho mukha svanasana (downward-facing dog). As previously mentioned this pose was harder than normal due to exhaustion in the arms. Fortunately there was another penis in the class today and its surrounding body seemed to shake during these holds as well. Or my vision was shaky from my own inability to hold, but I stand by my reasoning.
Instructor: Rebecca
Pain level: Yellow
Highlight of the class: In a meditative pose Rebecca asked us to hold ourselves in stillness despite urges to fidget. This brought a wry smile to my face as I often play this game with my cats in the morning. I never, ever win.
Favorite posture: Virabhadrasana I (warrior I). Felt good on my groin which probably means I was doing it wrong.
Least favorite posture: Adho mukha svanasana (downward-facing dog). As previously mentioned this pose was harder than normal due to exhaustion in the arms. Fortunately there was another penis in the class today and its surrounding body seemed to shake during these holds as well. Or my vision was shaky from my own inability to hold, but I stand by my reasoning.
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