Day 38... Freedom to flow

How you do one thing is how you do everything. Have passion. Be present. Connect with your breathe when you feel fear or your mind starts to wander. Come back to your breathe and your mind will come back with you.

I seriously have a new favorite yoga teacher. Something about his style, the focus on breathe, the freedom to flow in whatever way feels good. It's fantastic. Plus his music choices are amazing.

Anyway, it was a small Vinyasa 2 class. Only 4 students. I guess I'm not surprised... being Friday night and all. I arrived 15 minutes early. I ran because I thought I was late. So yea... that was fun. He just laughed at me. It was a beautiful class. Peaceful. Challenging. But loving. I could feel the love and appreciation in class. From everyone. We did a fairly typical Vinyasa 2 flow (at least for his class). He also had us do partner handstands again. And this chick was the model... again. I guess that's what I get for being too eager or forthcoming with my previous Outlaw experience. Seeing as I have done handstands several times now, my new goal for this year is to perfect it. Not just with a partner but also by myself. Get over the fear of being upside down. Tonight, he commented that I never quite commit completely to the handstand. There is still a bow in my back and I think I need to pull my tailbone down (or up since I am upside down) to get it to straighten out.

We worked on some balancing poses. A little Sleeping Pigeon. Overall, super quality class, as usual. Afterwards, I worked on my Crow and floating back to Plank. I am definitely improving on that front.

I also asked his opinion on doing yoga every day. His response was basically I should give my body a break once a week. Does Nidra or Restorative count?! Hahaha... those who know me well know that when I really commit to something, there is very little anyone can say or do to get me to deviate from my intention. So we will see. I think I can commit to one Nidra or Restorative class a week. It is still rest. I will also look at the other classes they offer that I haven't tried yet and see if maybe there is another one or two that could be considered more "rest" than Vinyasa or Outlaw or Kind Hot. He mentioned a slow burn Vinyasa class that he does but now I can't remember what day he said that was. I'll have to message him. And he is doing a rafting/yoga/camping trip to Utah in June. And it sounds amazing. I think I may have to schedule that into my calendar. I know I probably sound a little obsessed... but he is really a spectacular teacher. I really enjoy his energy and his classes. And I know he probably has some amazing story that I want to hear. Anyway, now I have gotten rambling....

Namaste, friends.