Day 2 - Namaste

I worked until 6:30pm in the city last night and had to make it to Yoga at Ashgrove by 7:00pm so I had to hurry to get there on time as it is very naughty to be late to yoga. So to save time, I practiced some yoga skills by getting changed in my tiny car on the way. Don’t worry, it all happened at the traffic lights - where I did receive some strange looks! I happened to park really really close to a pole so could barely open my door and pretty much had to dive sideways out the car! I’m normally a much better driver than this. I arrived on time and flustered, but managed to relax after the first meditation. The yoga session was taken by Malcolm White, who is great! I really enjoyed his class. We had a class of eight people who were beginner to advanced level. Malcolm talks through anatomy in such a basic way that is really quite easy to understand. I often have a gut feeling in yoga “I shouldn’t be doing this – it doesn’t feel right” but not at all in this class. I felt pushed but not too far beyond my limits so I was comfortable yet challenged. Does that make sense? Malcolm also educated us about the pelvic floor, the core and the spine. His debrief at the end of our session encouraged us to be aware of our body’s habits at all times - how we sit and how we stand. Are we leaning to one side? Are we overusing particular muscles?

Walk tall, stand tall and lie long. Namaste.