27....easy breezey

I know I haven't written about the yoga challenge in a few days (five to be exact), but I've been a little overwhelmed. I turned a major corner a few days ago, in class 24. I was going to devote a separate entry to the experience, but I was so pooped I couldn't muster it.

Class 24 was taught by an amazingly tough woman named Tomo. She is the wife of one of the owners of the studio where I have been practicing. She called me out about 4 times, including one that was followed with "There's a difference between taking it easy and being lazy. No one is going to be lazy today." So I sucked it up, I did every posture and I was gasping, shaking, and a little light headed at the end. I went home, slept like a brick going to bed around 9:00 pm. The next day I was sore but I went back to class and it was all there. Every posture, every attention to detail, everything. And my knees didn't hurt.

Each class since then has been excellent. I'm eager to finish my 30 days, take a few days rest, and then go to a regular practice of 5 classes per week. I might not blog for the next couple of days, but I will be sure to do a final recap.

PS: Somewhere along the way I have managed to develop thighs of steel! (Or at least aluminum)