Day 167/24

[Nairam]

I took a two day break (including the Moon Day on Sunday) and I was back at the shala this morning. Yesterday morning I must have been really tired, since today I felt a huge difference just getting out of bed on time.

I was excited to go and stretch, and I felt particularly good about some things–e.g., my forward bends are getting much better, I finally can put my head on my knees during the seated forward beds without feeling tortured. But my balance was really whacked out during the hasta padas and the inverted triangle was worse than ever. It may be a mental issue–I’m starting to see this pose as my “nemesis”. That said, I know my hips are probably getting tighter with the running, so that may explain why a pose that has always been challenging for me is becoming more??? I don’t know. I want to think that I should see progress, and right now, while I feel much better overall with the practice, I feel I am regressing in that particular pose.

Anyway, look forward to going back to practice tomorrow, I suspect that getting back to the daily practice will stretch the hips and gluts again…