day 1: beginner ashtanga

Day 1: 30 minutes - Beginner Ashtanga

last night, before i went up to bed, i selected a 30 minute vinyasa flow class to do this morning. the description said i'd need 2 blocks and a strap. this morning, i woke up, unrolled my map, pulled up the class and realized that my blocks were in my sleeping daughter's closet.

so, rather than start my 30 day challenge by hurting myself, i stopped the class and pulled up the same beginner ashtanga class from yesterday.

today, i realized my shoulders hurt. lowering myself from plan position to the ground took all of my concentration. i struggled to keep my elbows in, but i made it. the nice thing about repeating the same routine 2 days in a row is that i felt more liberty to follow my breath with the movements as opposed to waiting for the instructor to tell me what to do next.

today, i feel pretty proud of myself for officially starting my 30 days of yoga. and i'm super pleased that my very good friend will be joining me from all the way across the world. now that i have a partner, i'm much more likely to make it past this weekend.