Nov 11, 10:00

Glorious yoga class today - I was strong and focused. You know when you are so into the moment, into the dialogue, that the class feels like it goes by in about 15 minutes? One of those. Yoga bliss. It was really hot in there, too - I just had the right mindset to not even notice it.

My toes went numb in Awkward again today. I skipped the second set of Awkward 3 as I was only at strong pins and needles, not complete numbness. I knew if I went into A3, I would have numbness, and it would make the rest of the standing series very difficult. Felt like a better idea to miss that one posture, than to have no balance and discomfort for the next several postures. Part of me was tempted to go into A3 and deal with the numbness though - maybe it is something I need to do to work through it?

I have found some new strength in cobra lately, and it is letting me get into my low back more. I always think about keeping my legs and glutes really tight here. I think what I was doing in the past, though, was getting them tight, and then relaxing them as I lifted my chest, and then re-tightening. The result was often shaking legs. I am now concentrating on keeping them tight as I come up, and then it is easier to keep them tight, and there's no shaking. Then, I can concentrate more on lifting my chest more, dropping the shoulders, and bringing the elbows down and in closer. Love it!

We also had a funny moment at the end of class. Aidan said, during final savasana: "Since it is Remembrance Day, I have a quote about peace to share with you." He then went silent. I thought he was unfolding a piece of paper with the quote written on it. Then, he said, "Nope, I forgot it. It has completely left my mind." We all laughed. "Yep, completely forgotten. Sorry about that." More laughing. What a nice feeling to laugh in yoga class!