day 15: shoulders

30 minutes - shoulder openers

from balanced yoga

to follow on my balance class last night, i chose a class this morning for people with sore shoulders and upper back. it seemed appropriate considering my giant shoulder knot that has been working itself out since the beginning of the week.

i did quite a few standing poses which had me reaching up and pulling down at the same time, again to create space- space in my middle, space between my ears and my shoulders, space between my fingertips and my body. the final pose in the series started with laying on my back with a block under my shoulder blades and a block under my head. then, i reached my arms from my sides over my head with my fingers touching the floor. it was pretty hard to gracefully get out of the pose, but it felt great while i was in it.

and, today is officially the half-way point in the 30 day yoga challenge. i am super impressed with myself that i've managed to make time to practice for 15 days in a row. and with my good friend who is side by side (and on the other side of the world) with me.

we're really doing it.