Day Fourteen

Bikram Yoga day fourteen. It seems like these two weeks have flown by at super sonic speed. Time flies when you are having fun right. Well that's just it, Bikram yoga is fun for me. I am really enjoying the challenge and it reminds me of times in my life when I have engaged in exciting outdoor adventures like kayaking, rock climbing and hiking. I love the way this yoga 'excites' my body from bones to skin, as they say. It is truly invigorating and filling a hole that outdoor sports used to. I love seeing what the human body is capable of, mine and other peoples.

I am continually fascinated by the people that show up in the room. Today there was a 12 year old boy. Just think if we had all started practicing yoga that young, I envision a bunch of my friends just sitting in lotus pose hovering a few feet off the ground bending spoons and such, appearing in two places at once, and so on and so forth. It is a magical practice.

My body felt pushed to the limit today, in a good way. It was more challenging than normal- mostly mind stuff, and also the energy in the room effects me greatly. When other people's energy dies around you, it is hard not to fall like dominoes. At one point though, it gave me a little more umph to push harder hoping to bring the energy of the room back up with my energy. At other times, it made me want to crawl in a little bawl on my towel and not move for the rest of the class.

I feel really good now after practice and the walk home was very quiet for the streets that are normally bustling, serene even.

Not a bad Sunday afternoon I must say.