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yep, that's a good goal, huh? I am having fun with it.

Well I need to return my kundalini yoga DVD to the library tonite so that means I HAVE to try it today. it's been very hot so I have not been motivated to do yoga in my living room, but now i have an actual deadline, so that will help.

Oh, and I slept in and missed my library yoga class today. So the DVD will fill the niche perfectly.

I did 90 minutes of the Kundalini yoga DVD. It was a bit bizarre but an intense workout. I reviewed it in it's own post.

Yesterday I did lots of yoga! I had my library yoga class in the AM and then played around with my new yoga books in the PM. I did some harder variations of plow, shoulderstand and bow and wheel and some others.

Slightly sore today.

well i crushed my finger in my car door while camping today, so i will have to try doing yoga that does not require weighting my left hand.

Ouch! You poor Jilly! I have a jacked up fingernail from the same thing--when I was four years old. So, take care of it!

I'm still modifying my yoga for my neck/shoulders. I can do downward dog (just a few), but not yet planks or anything really weight-bearing.

Thanks Deb. It's all about the Ice, Compression, Ibuprofen, Elevation and Rest for me. So RIICE. My first responder training serves me well.

I hope your neck and shoulders improve. What mods did you come up with?

I have library yoga tomorrow - i will tell the teacher about my finger and will try to modify things. I will treat this like research to keep myself from feeling frustrated.

For about a month, I didn't do much at all. Some stretches after walking, but not really much yoga. Then, I started with some seated twists & bends, then standing stretches & a couple of warriors, and some easy balance poses.

Only after about a month did I feel okay to be doing quick downward dog poses. Still don't do planks. I am doing some strength training with light weights to help build up some muscle to hopefully help my bad ones. Just started those last night.

So, lately, I've been doing a few minutes each day of standing poses and balances, and a couple of sun salutations (without holding planks or lunges for very long at all), seated twists (love that for the spine) and lots of bending forward to stretch legs & hips.

Oh, and a supported sort of fish pose I found in a book for healing--you put a block down under your bra strap area (wide side up) and lay on your back on the block and put another block under your neck (long side up). And just lay there for awhile! It does seem to be helping, and it feels good to do that--it's sort of a counter pose to all this computer hunching I do all day.

Oo, deb, that does sound relaxing. I will have to try that. i like the heart openers.

Last night I did a variety of yoga stuff - office yoga during work, PM yoga before bed, and some sun salutes and misc poses after my treadmill workout. I worked on a backbend from standing (I can get one arm down to the floor but not the other), tried to get into a handstand, and then did headstand and elbowstand against the wall.

I was so happy with how easy the headstand was! I felt like I could hang out like that all day. Of course, it's easy against the wall. But my legs just kicked right up there and it felt delicious.

Yesterday I had my library yoga class. My main instructor was on vacation so we had Jenny, our backup instructor, teach. She had very nice transitions and i enjoyed the class so much. We might be getting Jenny to do library classes on Mondays now, which would be great - we's have Michelle on Thursdays and Jenny on Mondays. We also talked about having a class outside at some point soon - probably on the shore of Lake Gregory.

We are up to three fans blowing on us in the library now that it's so hot out.

In the evening i messed around with Wheel pose, Headstand, Elbow stand and Crow. Still can't hold crow for more than a second but i will keep working on it. I did the rooster pose (full lotus and holding your weight up on your hands). I worked on getting my headstand away from the wall. It's only a matter of time.

I really enjoy headstand. it feels so neat to just hang out upside down.

I need to try Handstand again. I don't know if i am strong enough in my arms for it but will keep trying.

Today's yoga consisted of poses on the bed and the mat to relieve PSM cramps.

I also had a nice hot bath with milk powder and ginger/chamomile tea while *reading* about yoga.