Day 9 : Flow & the story behind Virabhadrasana
Date: October 9th Day : 9 Finally breaking my hatha run with a Flow class. Finally some vinyasas. I'm always very very very excited about a flow class, but it actually does cross my mind once when I'm sweating and about to pass out, "Why Nayana Why this extra enthusiasm!" Haha. But thankfully, it's only a fleeting thought and only when I am confronted with an asana that I don't know. Otherwise flow classes are quite entertaining in the sense that you don't have a chance to be distracted. Because each class is different, you mind is so focused on the asanas that it doesn't have time to wander, unlike a Hatha class, where is it SO easy to be distracted. The toughest part is infact being completely present in the class and leaving aside all thoughts about how the day went etc etc etc. The flow class yesterday was particularly tough. The class was almost full and we did a lot of twisting and arm strengthening asanas. Stretching is actually the b...