Went to Zumba this morning and tried to decide what could get done before 5:00 p.m. yoga and decided to do yard work. My neighbor is very nice. He's a self-described farm boy -- showed me what poison ivy looks like and also offered to help me get weeds off the fence. I told him thanks but I was okay since it was like working in a big old Zen Garden.
Cleaned up and headed to New Moon Flow in Gemini, a special yoga class. Felt like I was going to be in trouble during just the first few minutes in class because I was finding everything hard.
As we arrived for class, Joy gave out bandanas. Alison left her bandana by the door and she joked that she thought it was a party favor but at some point in class, we put the bandanas on and did yoga. Interesting experience. It reminded me of when I stopped wearing contacts while swimming and it made me focus more on what I was doing. Wearing the bandana also made me feel a little isolated because, obviously, I couldn't see anyone else but I definitely was more focused.
While blindfolded I was able to do half moon pose on my right leg but couldn't even get myself to attempt it on the left side -- same for Alison. We also did a meditation before the bandanas came off. Joy said that she couldn't remember the Thich Nhat Hanh meditation completely but I thought her rendition of it was great.
I am a flower; I feel freshI tried to find the meditation and came upon this exercise. Oh my God, I love singing bowls.
I am a mountain; I feel solid...
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OMG, blindfold yoga!
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful sunsets.
Being blindfolded was definitely a challenge but it also made me focus in a way that I hadn't really focused in a while.
ReplyDeleteAlso reminded me of when I stopped wearing my contacts (protected by goggles) while swimming. I couldn't see very much but it really enhanced my focus on technique etc.