Sunday, January 4, 2015


Day Three is done. I did about the same routine for about the same amount of time last night. 

I realized that some of the charts I've looked at have Chaturanga (below) as part of the sequence. I usually go straight from Plank on to the floor (face down, toes pointed) and then up in to Cobra. I figured I'd give it a shot even though I'm still building back my 'yoga muscles' in these first few weeks. I was able to do it twice out of the 4 Sun Salutations that I did. 







I also worked Triangle Pose into my sequence. My hips are somewhat 'iffy' when doing standing, open poses, so I take extra precaution that I am squeezing inward with my thighs. So, from Warrior I to Warrior II, then in to Triangle pose. From here, I 'cartwheel' my hands down to the floor and push back into Downward Dog, or Plank, depending on what I have planned to do next. I will be adding more poses to my routine as I work in to more flexibility. 

 The above pose will be worked in to my routine tonight! This is the Half Lord of the Fishes pose and being a Pisces, I just have to do it. ;) I also like to do these twisting poses before bedtime to aid in digestion. I might end up alternating with a morning practice because I feel that for inverted (upside down) poses, morning might be better. We'll see what happens. The pose above is where I go after doing some "beauty queen" leg stretches on the floor.

 This legs up pose is working well for me and moving to the wall for a few minutes is helping as well. This is a very restorative pose. I look more like the guy above than the girl below, doing this pose. ;) My hamstrings!!!


 I also added a few minutes of meditation at the end of my practice yesterday. I find that the more time that goes by, the more attached to electronics I have become-and I was one of the last die-hards to start carrying my phone with my everywhere as recently as last year! Developing a meditation habit is good for me, so I will suggest that it may be good for you as well. Try it out. I tend to experiment as a way of discovering new things that work for me. If I try it and it doesn't work for me, I throw it out and find something else that does.

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