Sun Salutations
Feb. 24th, 2004 06:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pegkerrI got up at 5:15 a.m. and did yoga today, using my new cool Ali McGraw DVD. The demonstrators are extremely flexible (and I'm not) so that's a tad bit discouraging, but I try not to let it get to me. At least I did it.
I've been doing yoga for two or three months now, and find I'm liking it more, although I'm not very good yet. I like the downward facing dog pose, now that I've been doing it for awhile, although I hated it when I started. And I like the sun salutations, although my very tight hamstrings protest when I do the dive forward. I think I'm able to go a little lower now. I find myself actually thinking once in a while at work: you know, doing a couple of sun salutations right now would feel pretty good, but it's not something you can do in a busy office without raising eyebrows, I suppose. I work in an open area, alas, and have no office or office door to close. We have some unassigned offices, but there are a lot of visiting attorneys and legal assistants for a trial, so those offices are full up at the moment. There is one little room called the "wellness room" where people can go to lie down if they feel sick or have cramps or something. Perhaps when I get the urge I'll use that.
Any yoga practictioners out there? How long will it take before I start seeing some changes in flexibility? I'm doing a 45 minute routine two or three times a week.
I've been doing yoga for two or three months now, and find I'm liking it more, although I'm not very good yet. I like the downward facing dog pose, now that I've been doing it for awhile, although I hated it when I started. And I like the sun salutations, although my very tight hamstrings protest when I do the dive forward. I think I'm able to go a little lower now. I find myself actually thinking once in a while at work: you know, doing a couple of sun salutations right now would feel pretty good, but it's not something you can do in a busy office without raising eyebrows, I suppose. I work in an open area, alas, and have no office or office door to close. We have some unassigned offices, but there are a lot of visiting attorneys and legal assistants for a trial, so those offices are full up at the moment. There is one little room called the "wellness room" where people can go to lie down if they feel sick or have cramps or something. Perhaps when I get the urge I'll use that.
Any yoga practictioners out there? How long will it take before I start seeing some changes in flexibility? I'm doing a 45 minute routine two or three times a week.