Evening Yoga...at Home

As is evident from the title of this post, I chose yoga over snowshoeing last night. It just felt right, even though it's very warm outside and I should be taking advantage of it. I set up my zen space in the electronics-free living room (well almost electronics-free; there is a stereo), unrolled my mat and got ready for some Vinyasa flow. I've been using an audio CD narrated by Baron Baptiste, and I find that as long as you have some familiarity of the poses it works quite a lot better than craning your neck to watch a screen. The CD also came with some picture cue cards I case you get lost, but after the second time I was able to follow his verbal cues just fine. Last night I was feeling weaker and more fatigued than usual, so I only got through about 40 minutes of his 75 minute flow. Nevertheless it felt very good and just the right amount of challenging. I worked my muscles until they felt shaky, and got my sweat on! After taking that restorative yoga class a couple weeks ago I have been able to focus on my body more and listen to its needs. I modify when I need to, rather than powering through, but I still push the limits a little and sometimes surprise myself with new abilities. I am in love with the body's adaptive qualities, and it's ability to be continually growing, changing and assimilating new skills. Evolution is a wonderful thing!

 Here is a snapshot of my "zen space". There's no place like home!