Can I just say how much I *love* the Passport to Prana program? I have been able to hit so many new studios and classes, that it’s opened my eyes to exactly how lucky I am to be living in a yoga mecca. Then…just when I was getting into a serious yoga routine, I was forced to take a giant step back.
My shoulder gave out on me.
I went to a yoga class on Monday in the Mission (cute studio, happened to be no longer on the P2P list, but they let us take class anyway). Maybe it was the teacher, the sequencing of poses, the carpeted surface (mat slipped EVERYWHERE), or perhaps I’ve just been doing way too much yoga lately (I didn’t think that was possible). I felt fine after class, but then when I got home that evening, something felt off. The next morning, I couldn’t lift my arm very high – my shoulder ached and it felt stiff. You have GOT to be kidding me, I thought to myself. It just so happened that I had actually PLANNED every yoga class I wanted to take till our passes expired at the end of November. My entire schedule is RUINED!!!
It was quite humbling, when I thought about it. I mean, here I was, trying to engage in a practice that emphasizes living in the moment, and controlling only the things you can control (your thoughts, your words, your actions)…and I was freaking out about missing a few days of yoga because my shoulder decided to take a vacation.
Oh well. I’m on day four of no yoga, and I’m doing ok. I’m planning on heading to a class tomorrow morning to see what I can do, because all I can do is try, right?
Laters, my yoga tweeps!
