Surprise!!

I am titling this post Surprise!! Because I surprised both Kris and I in class yesterday by being able to do a whole lot more than I expected. She is awesome at modifying some of the poses so that I can do them and is really working hard to find ways for me to be able to do Yoga. It makes me want to work harder to do it.
So yesterday in class we did a whole lot of stretching, and I felt it pretty quickly after I got home. By bedtime I was feeling every muscle in my body, I am sure. For non yoga reasons, namely congestion from the cold I was fighting, I did not sleep well and I woke up at 2am and was unable to get back to sleep in bed. I was just too congested. So I got up and went to my recliner (also known as my sleeping chair because I fall asleep in it all the time) and I was pretty stiff. I still didn't sleep much once I was in my chair, but the muscle pain went away in all but two muscles. Today I could still feel my left hip and my back, by my shoulder blades.
Kris explained it to me this way. It's not really pain. (She's right) It's more that I am actually feeling a muscle that hasn't been used in a while, if ever. So I am aware of the muscle where I wasn't before. It makes perfect sense to me. I am loving this yoga class and Kris' instruction.
I meant to do some practice today, but I got busy working on some things that needed doing in other areas of my life and forgot all about it. It will take me some practice to get used to adding yoga into my daily routine. I will get there.
So in the meantime I will keep this blog entry short and sweet. My goal is to practice the yoga moves I am learning at home also, twice this week. I believe in those baby steps and I will get there.

Namaste