Asanas: (Sweet Surrender sequence) Butterfly pose, Sphinx, Seal, Child's Pose, Half Dragonfly, Dragonfly, Full Forward Bend, Savasana
I slept better than usual last night. Don't know if it was 'cause of yoga, or snow shoveling, or the transcendental boeuf bourgignon that I made from scratch and ate with gusto...or the copious amounts of wine...Regardless, my hands didn't fall asleep while stuffed under my pillow while I was sleeping, and I didn't wake up with phantom limbs. I did, however, wake up with sore muscles...
Christmas holiday is officially over. We drove home today...nothing like 6 hours in a car to make your body feel AWESOME. As my darling D would say: "my neck, she is broken, like the wall..."
To unwind, I decide some 11 pm yoga was necessary...that, and I hadn't done yoga yet today. Mr. Awesome waited patiently for me as I spent about 20 mins basically stretching...stretching, but with intention and breathing. I find butterfly pose hard on the hips, but I tell myself I am ok with the discomfort and just hang out. Sphinx makes my back feel wicked, which makes all of me feel good...especially when Mr. Awesome comes in, finds me doing yoga in my underpants, and compliments me on my butt. I. Love. This. Man.
I spend entirely too much time feeling smug about my ass, and I let my shoulders wuss out. Very unsphinxlike. I smarten up. Seal pose kills my wrist...I hang on for about 1.5 mins and then just put myself down on the mat to rest. I hate child's pose...I do it with the 'fat-ass variation'...meaning I stack my fists, put my head on them, and open my knees so that I can actually kneel in position without tipping forward or backwards. Sigh. The dragonflies and forward bend are good in that "I'm gonna make my legs longer come hell or high water" kind of way. I spend a good 6 or 7 mins on savasana...happy.
After it all, I eat lentil soup with lemon and a falafel pocket sammich with lots of garlic. I feel pretty good. I was actually looking forward to my yoga today...a good sign.
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