Re-Visiting Yoga

In one of my previous entries dated Mar 22, '10 entitled "Itchy Feet", I've done two of the 5 things stated there:

2. Dancing the night away - when's the next party again?

I went to a dance party the other night and I must say I danced the night from 9pm to midnight. My feet started to ache at about 11pm and I tried to push the pain away and just keep moving! Joel was a fantastic partner to dance with! He led me through some dances which I have not yet touched in class and we did the basics. He was also very patient with me because I was not at all a very graceful partner and I physically injured him with my feet and also with my elbow and hands! 

3. Re-starting yoga in April

I kept this commitment and re-started yoga on 2 April. I joined my mom's restorative yoga class which is mostly made up of ladies in their 50s and 60s. My mom has been doing restorative yoga for almost 2 years now (man, time flies!) and she has been really consistent! I'm proud of you Mummy!

I think my last yoga class was about a year ago so I had wondered how my body would handle it and even more so, now with all the weight loss. The stretching hurt a lot! My muscles were so tight and all I could do was just keep imagining the muscles lengthening and telling myself that it's good for me. Honestly, I need to do more stretching when it comes to dancing! I stayed focused. The aching after the class, I expected and I didn't really mind. I knew my muscles were working.

What I found in amazement was how much easier it was doing yoga minus 30+ kg off the physical frame. Even though I had not stretched in awhile, what I savoured was being put into positions in which I could not do before because of how some extra flesh was in the way. It was exhilarating and I celebrated silently inside. I also found amusing how with less flesh that your body can't be used as padding anymore. There was one move which required you to balance on your bum squeezing in your tummy muscles while lifting your legs in front of you, so you basically look like a V. Normally my bum would cushion me sitting like that, but this time, all I could feel was the bone and it was not comfortable! However, that is just something minor. 

What matters is that, I truly appreciate the chance to engage in physical activity with ease and with enjoyment!