Cats and yoga
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janestarzCats and yoga are hilarious. It only goes to show how long I've been off my mat; the last time I did my sun greetings was probably when I still lived in Boxtel.
Last night I tried my hand at the first beginner's lesson from the free YouTube channel I started following. It was ridiculously hard -- which only goes to show it's a good thing to return to practicing! I got to thirty-five minutes and then had to stop.
Doortje and Kwibus were absolutely mesmerised. As soon as I was lying down on my mat, Doortje came to wash my face. "Hello boss. Whatcha doin'?"
And Kwibus made it a game to walk under my legs as I made tunnels for him. *sigh* It was nice of them to help me, though. Couldn't have done it without them. And it adds a dimension to your twists if there's suddenly a soft snootleboop at your elbow.
I did find the pacing awfully slow, but as I was yoga'ing right before bed it helped me relax and it might also pick up in later lessons. And I found it very hard to do. I'm not nearly as limber as I remember myself to be. And there was a sitting stretch of the shoulders -- placing elbows back as far as is comfortable and leaning into the shoulder to open them up -- that was hell on my elbows. Some of my muscles wanted to cramp up as soon as I started working or stretching them, so I need to take my magnesium, and get a better warm-up!
So: yoga! Building a little time into my day for some mindfullness (good!), limbering up (good!) and getting some exercise in (good!). Sounds like just the right thing for me.
(And ouch. I can feel my muscles now!)
Last night I tried my hand at the first beginner's lesson from the free YouTube channel I started following. It was ridiculously hard -- which only goes to show it's a good thing to return to practicing! I got to thirty-five minutes and then had to stop.
Doortje and Kwibus were absolutely mesmerised. As soon as I was lying down on my mat, Doortje came to wash my face. "Hello boss. Whatcha doin'?"
And Kwibus made it a game to walk under my legs as I made tunnels for him. *sigh* It was nice of them to help me, though. Couldn't have done it without them. And it adds a dimension to your twists if there's suddenly a soft snootleboop at your elbow.
I did find the pacing awfully slow, but as I was yoga'ing right before bed it helped me relax and it might also pick up in later lessons. And I found it very hard to do. I'm not nearly as limber as I remember myself to be. And there was a sitting stretch of the shoulders -- placing elbows back as far as is comfortable and leaning into the shoulder to open them up -- that was hell on my elbows. Some of my muscles wanted to cramp up as soon as I started working or stretching them, so I need to take my magnesium, and get a better warm-up!
So: yoga! Building a little time into my day for some mindfullness (good!), limbering up (good!) and getting some exercise in (good!). Sounds like just the right thing for me.
(And ouch. I can feel my muscles now!)
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Date: 2017-02-25 10:36 am (UTC)Yin Yoga is ook een trage variant van yoga. Misschien dat een andere school je beter ligt?
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Date: 2017-02-25 02:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-02-25 07:52 pm (UTC)Maar Yeey dat je begonnen bent en dat het je wel goed heeft gedaan.
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Date: 2017-02-25 07:57 pm (UTC)Je begint rustig, maar gaat steeds moeilijker in 30 dagen, maar wel dat je een workout hebt gehad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfYxpHqrPsY
Ze is wel een heel stuk sneller.
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Date: 2017-02-26 10:51 am (UTC)Maar ze is aanstekelijk vrolijk. Ik denk dat ik gewoon meerdere keren dezelfde video moet kijken totdat ik er net zo snel en vloeiend doorheen kan. En fijn, die zee en meeuwen op de achtergrond. Goeie tip!