Today's class

So today was D's inversion mania flow class. I haven't been there for a few weeks. Nice.

Usual sequence..but the good thing about a predictable sequence is that I know what needs work and can gauge if I am making progress.. And apparenly there were improvements..yay!

I got into koundinyasana I both sides for once! I guess my stomach crunches and oblique work has paid off, and on the right side..I was so stable, it felt like I could stay there forever. Left side was harder, but I could lift my leg off the floor and straighten them..and thats an achivement for me.

I still can't get into version 2 though..where you are in some sort of split..I can't seem to get my elbows near the hips, which I think is a major help with balance. Apparently, it was brought to my notice lately that I have relatively short upper arms..and that makes things like mayurasana and this kind of balances tricky because I'm not in the right position to leverage my body. I found this out from one of my teachers - C. However I don't think that means I can't do the pose..just that it will make things a little harder.

My balance was not great in pincha mayurasana..and I guess it will have to be my new project now..to try to balance there. I absolutely held my handstand today though..I'm not sure if it was because my little trick with the tapping the back thigh worked..or it was just a fluke. I stayed there for quite a few breaths..I don't know how many..perhaps 6-7?? Anyhow it was long enough for me to notice that it felt absolutely weightless, that my legs were squeezing in towards the midline..and that it felt really easy..hahah..well for that few seconds anyway! D just came by and told me to stay there and not move;)

Kapotasana was also surprising easy to get into today. I didn't get the heels no doubt..but walking the hands in to my feet was much easier than the previous few times.. We did that 2 times today. Cool.

Nothing else was really new today, but I enjoyed it nonetheless because I don't usually do much arms balances on my own..this class is a great palce for me to get some practice in doing them. Generally I think I did pretty well;)