10,000 Vinyasas

My knee has been deemed safe to practice, although it still hurts when I take it to lotus, and my right rotator cuff injury, which I haven’t mentioned until now, has started healing with the help of daily exercises, and I’ve continued to enjoy my acro-yoga practice. My progress so far: my handstand has gotten slightly better, my kickovers from backbend have gotten much better, and I’ve started practicing scorpion from headstand. Nice…the practice is intense and demanding, which is what I normally like in my exercise. I subbed quite a few classes last week, and really enjoyed that. My teaching has gotten much better, at least in my own eyes. I have a number of people who come to my classes with regularity, which is quite nice, but it’s also fun to teach to people who aren’t familiar with your own style. And that’s the news thats fit to print…

I was at least present for this one…

I really do consider it an honor for these awesome people to let me practice with them…it’s like being allowed to practice with Cirque d’Soleil or something.

Since I’ve been talking quite a bit on this blog about Acro Yoga, it seems appropriate to show this video to give everyone an idea of just what the heck I’m talking about. Well, here it is…

Attended my first class today, and was just amazed at how much fun I had. Made amazing progress with handstand, which up until now, I have had great trepidation about. A very nice two hours. I will most definitely be returning and deepening my practice with this. My back and shoulders are sore already, but in a good way. Thank you, Ana, and Yoga Shala, for introducing me to this.

(yoga notes) Had 2 (!) people in my morning class today…ended up doing much more practicing than I anticipated, but it was still good. The head of group fitness at the gyms I teach at mentioned that she’d had some favorable comments about me, so that’s nice to hear. I sure wish I could break free from work next week and attend David Williams intensive teacher training in Austin, but it is just impossible. There will be more opportunities.