Just a little lung stretching.
I just up and started doing wheel last Friday. I don’t know why I’ve always been so scared of it. I can stand on my head for Christ’s sake, why did I think I couldn’t stand on my feet and hands? I guess I was afraid that I’d either a) attempt it in front of a class of 40 people also attempting to do a deep back bend and fail, thus leading to the inevitable laughter of all those deeply focused yogis noticing and laughing at me or b) I’d hurt myself. I’m not sure.
Thursday afternoon, after running five miles (after months of not being able to consecutive miles without pain), I was stretching and feeling pretty strong. And then I just pushed up into it. I did it three times during Saturday’s class and twice more today. It feels great. It’s the deepest stretch I’ve ever felt across the front of my body. It made me feel completely capable and in control.
I’ve been doing yoga off and on since 2002. I’m such a pussy sometimes.
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