Astanga

Today was a led class and it was a hot one! Hot and humid. My entire space was soaked in sweat by the end: my clothes, my rug, my towel, my hair. I think my brain was even a little sweaty!

Led Primary is a funny little time warp. While I’m doing it, it seems to take forever. Afterward, it seems like no time has passed at all! A few hours later, I wonder if I imagined the whole thing!

My gremlin left me alone for most of the practice. She’s settled back into my left shoulderblade during the day, but during practice today, she was lingering around the base of my neck. This is good! The base of the neck is an exit point - it means she might be leaving soon.

I’ve been trying to be more mindful of the positioning of my neck during my practice. R stopped by once or twice this morning to change the position of my head, so she’s keeping an eye on this as well. The coming week should be interesting. The gremlin has been lingering longer than I would have predicted.

I did two Chakrasana today and skipped the others because they were too uncomfortable. Sarvangasana is back in full, along with Karna Pidasana and Pindasana. Sirsasana was fine going up. I even held for the 15 counts, but I couldn’t manage the half-bend. Instead, I placed my tippy toes on the floor and held there. Sirsasana is the one pose I can *always* do well, so this has been humbling for me!

I brought vegan double-chocolate brownies to share with my shala-mates during the discussion afterward. I’ve been experimenting with a new recipe and it turned out great! I forgot to take a photo of them, so you’ll just have to imagine: Very moist, gooey brownies with melted vegan chocolate chips. Very chocolately! Yum!