Shoulders & hips.

Three weeks prior to this yoga technique class, we focused on shoulder rotation. This class had some similar asanas as the class previous. We stretched our fingers and toes to make a long stretch throughout our shoulders and upper thighs. When stretching my hands to my feet we had to try and flex our toes towards ourselves. While doing this, I could feel the overall burn in my upper thighs and hips. I feel as if my shoulders have gotten to be more flexible because of the precious yoga classes I have taken where we focused on the shoulders. Sometimes I surprise myself with how flexible I am, and other times I feel as if I am doing the pose correctly but then the instructor comes by and fixes my posture. Posture is key when it comes to successfully conquering certain poses. Some poses we needed to keep our hips parallel and we would stretch both areas at the same time. One of my favorite poses was done in this class, the peacock. I like this one because we stretch our inner thighs and back at the same time. I noticed one lady in the class had to go get a drink and take a break because some of the poses were a little difficult. When we did the ukatasana with our arms stretched out it was a little difficult for me to obtain my balance. I need to focus on my legs , and work them more so I can obtain better balance throughout class. I am giving my self a to-do list this summer and one of the things on my list is to keep up with the yoga practice because I enjoy it.

Focus : Backbends

Last monday I attended my every week class - Yoga Technique. The instructor is Ms.Laurie Greene and she always has a certain aura to her, which raises the overall positive energy in the studio. She always plans  what specific part of our body we will be focusing on minutes before the class starts. I race to get to my car after my 330 class so I get a good spot for my yoga mat. I feel as if I have gotten to know some of the other ladies in my class just from attending the same class on a regular basis. Laurie warned us that we were going to be working on backbend asana throughout the class. She mentioned that we would notice our hearts starting to race as we work the upper and lower back muscles. She had us start with 3 very difficult back bend asanas first and then we worked our way down to lower difficulty level poses. We did a pose similar to the downward dog but we lifted out heads forward in order to stretch our backs more. Even though this class is a mid-level yoga class I enjoy it a lot. Although I am just a beginner in the yoga practice, I like to strive myself to achieve more difficult asanas so i can prosper and move forward. I notice that if I do not practice for the whole rest of the week, this class is more difficult. If i do some poses throughout my week like a warm-up exercise I feel like I am more prepared for this class. The atmosphere in this class is a very positive one and I feel as if everyone whom is in the class is very serious about their yoga practice and each individual strives for their best. It makes me want to try more to increase my abilities.

Shoulder rotation

Last night I attende Yoga technique @ 545 with Ms.Greene as the instructor. I enjoy this class the most because the poses are not simple. They asana that we do throughout the class focuses on one specific muscle and at the same time incorporates the other muscles as well. Like yesterday, we focused on the shoulder muscles, and rotated them through different asana. We stretched our wrists and fingers throughout each stretch. We did the warrior one and warrior two, but it varied this time. This time we stretched out our shoulders while doing the warrior poses. It seemed like it was more difficult for the adults in the class to stretch their wrists back and bend their elbows, but for me it was kind of simple. I think this is because Im very flexible in my arms and hands. The overall atmosphere of the class was very relaxing. The Indian music in the background certainly makes the relaxation go into full effect. Everyone tries their best, and enjoys pushing themsleves to the LIMIT! Like me, I enjoy a challenge. I enjoy the more advanced poses and I try to do them on my own at home to practice. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. I plan to keep yoga in my life forever, & I will keep practicing throughout my life.