January 26, 2009 at 3:25 am (Bumping into YOGA, Running to HEALTH, The steps of LIFE)
Ugh. To add insult to injury relating to my oompa-loompa practice of last Saturday (as Anna calls them), I just realized that by mistake I returned the zipcar I took to go to the shala on Saturday late… which gave rise to a huge penalty fee ;( I usually reserve the car until 10am; don’t ask me what bit me and made me reserve until 9:30 am for that day in particular (I guess I was not thinking straight). Of course I completely forgot I had done such a thing (having been sick, etc), and went on my merry way until now… when I checked my bill. Oh well. I guess that’s what happens when one is sick and trying to handle too much–something gives (this time, my wallet). ;(
Thank God tomorrow is Moon Day. After this, hopefully my Yoga life will get back to a sweet, peaceful and uneventful normality for a little while, at least.
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January 25, 2009 at 4:25 pm (Bumping into YOGA, Running to HEALTH)
Tags: Health, Yoga
Ugh. I thought I was getting better and that I would be able to just stick with daily practice. In fact, after the 2 days off because of the cold, I was planning to have a couple of illegal days of practice ignoring the Ladies’ Holidays (yeah, I know…).
Well, not really. This morning I woke up with my nose completely stuffed (again!) and a pounding pain on my lower belly. Of course, I had to forget the idea of going to practice–and I’m extremely bummed by this. I know in theory it is a legal break (Ladies Holidays plus being sick…!) and yet again I’m totally bummed because I just don’t seem to get back on track and just get 6 days of practice a week ;(
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January 24, 2009 at 4:34 pm (Bumping into YOGA, Running to HEALTH)
Two days of a strong cold. On the first, I decided to skip practice (I could barely breathe) and with the help of some Dayquil I made it to the office for some pending stuff (I didn’t have my work computer at home, and I couldn’t work from home). Didn’t feel much better, and that evening I brought the computer home, let my boss know that I’d be working from home on the next day, and skipped practice again to let my body recover (well, and avoid spreading viruses).
I went back to the shala today. I am feeling a little better, though it was really hard to get out of bed, I have a constant headache that does not abandon me and I have PMS, which doesn’t help at all. Probably as a result, practice today was a really painful exercise. I could feel stiff and unbalanced. I even forgot the right sequence in some of the standing poses–actually, some of my favorite! I corrected myself (after a helpful review from J, who was assisting today) and kept on going.
Truth is, I did get a little more flexible over the course of practice, but I felt extremely heavy and tired all along. I was just secretly wishing I could cut things short… though I admit that now I feel better for (at least) having made it to the shala…
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January 22, 2009 at 2:26 am (Bumping into YOGA, Running to HEALTH)
Tags: Health, Yoga
Back to the shala for two more days. It’s going nicely–yes, the soreness is there, but I can feel I’m starting to loosen up and I’ve had a really nice surprise realizing that my balance is holding up fairly decently, especially for the one-leg standing poses. So–no complaints there, really.
The only annoying part is that I’m getting sick with a cold. I could already feel it this morning (while praying to be strong enough to fight it)–my nose congested, my body aching. My first day back at work went on… and all I know is that I got to feel worse and worse. I know where it came from: last Saturday I spent some time at some friends’ house, and their cutie 2-year old had an awful cold. Well, there you have it.
I’m thinking to skip Yoga tomorrow to avoid passing on the viruses to my fellow Ashtangis, and perhaps I will also work from home… sigh.
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January 18, 2009 at 5:12 pm (Uncategorized)
Things are getting back slowly into place. I flew back home on Thursday evening, and so was able to restart my normal practice on Friday morning. Went back to the shala and that was just sweet–it felt like going back to a warm protective cocoon against the outside mess, including that horrid cold that freezes everything and everyone.
Friday’s practice was just nice. I didn’t push myself too strenuosly (following A’s advice of a couple of weeks ago), knowing that I had to be able to save some energy to keep it up. In fact, while I was a little stiff at first, I was surprised to see that this went away fast and I was able to have a very satisfying practice, considering that I have been sitting on planes for hours and hours, and that my practice has been so irregular and weak lately.
Saturday was nice as well, but I could already feel the soreness of the muscles. I was also tired because on Friday I spent some time of the day carrying some heavy boxes (by myself) through 4 flights of stairs–talk about renovations. Anyway, during practice I could feel much stiffer and tired on the legs and shoulders. I enjoyed myself, but I was pretty tired by the end. Just before leaving, bumped into D, who welcome me back, and asked me if I was “feeling it”. I smiled and answered that yes, practice had definitely felt harder than the previous day. Ouch. 
Yesterday evening was another hectic day–driving around DC running renovation errands was just mental with all those buses coming in for the Inauguration (what an exciting moment, by the way…!!! ;D). By the time the night came, I was so sore that I wondered if I would be able to pull it off this morning. Of course, the morning came and I felt every single muscle aching, and decided to let the body rest a bit and retake practice tomorrow. My goal is to go 5 teams this week–practice two days in a row, take a break, practice 3 days in a row, take a break, then extend to 4, 5, and 6 days until my body is fully back on track 
In any case, it all feels exciting and wonderful. It’s good to be back, and sore.
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