I haven’t been consistent about my yoga practice. When I do practice regularly I feel better but it hasn’t become a habit yet. This morning I went through the Sun Flow series of postures in my Kripalu Yoga book.
I’d like to get into the habit of practicing regularly. Maybe if I post more about my practice it’ll help. Right now I’m very stiff and inflexible. I can’t even sit up straight with my legs extended! My legs are the biggest problem right now. Very tight in the hamstrings, the back of my knee and calf. Sitting postures and bends are the hardest things for me. It’ll be interesting, if I continue to practice, to see how much it’ll loosen up. I look at pictures in the book of a guy bending forward along his extended leg in the Great Seal (Maha Mudra) and wonder if I’ll ever be able to have that sort of flexibility. Right now I can’t even make the first step, sitting up straight with my leg extended on the floor. That’s okay, I don’t want to strain things trying to get into postures I can’t achieve but it’d be nice if I look back someday and am amazed that I used to be so stiff.
