Yoga Fun

I recently joined my roommate Erin in regular yoga sessions. We do it in our living room, in front of our TV, to DVDs with instructors who stand on beautiful cliffs in Hawaii. As if the amazing scenery will help relax and easy the pain of the abnormal twists and bends they put us through on these DVDs. I complain now...only because I'm really sore. :o) I really do love yoga. It is truly relaxing, minus the mantras and a-uhmmmm chants. You don't realize how simple poses can really work muscles when you hold them for long periods of time and really focus on working a specific area of your body. Balancing during some of these poses can be both beneficial and humorous. The instructors make it look so easy and fluid as they roll from one pose into another. Me?...not quite so graceful. I'm sure I will get there, some day.

Various Poses:
Mountain
Triangle
Warrior 1 & 2
Standing Forward Bend
Downward Facing Dog
Full Boat
Bow
Wheel
Bridge
Cobra
and Erin and my favorite....Corpse Pose

There are many more poses but these are the ones that stick out in my mind. Probably because they attribute directly to my current aches and pains. My hamstrings curse the Standing Forward Bend. And my poor abs are so cramped from the Wheel Pose and the Bridge Pose. I'm hoping my body will heal soon and these moves will become a little bit easier and more enjoyable. :o)

Namaste