My yoga practice--- Sunday practice

My favo tree in the Ickworth park

7th/ Dec

Hooray!, It was Sunday I was looking forward to, lovely Helen's Ashtanga yoga workshop. It was only a small group, it was 5 people including myself and Helen. She was a great teacher, and makes practise such a fun. To me, Ashtanga yoga practise can be really intimidating and regimental. I think that's one of reasons put me off getting into it for long time. 

I like how Helen correct postures and teach how to do breathing, I think more like her personality makes the practise less intimidating and less regimental. She did say in the beginning, it didn't matter not be able to get into asanas, it was a fun, not to suffer (something like that), basically, yoga is a fun, not pain. I liked that. That's exactly how I pursuit not only my yoga practise, also tai chi and qi gong. Andy (my friend also my teacher on tai chi & qi gong) always said: 'think something makes you smile" with eyes closed. That was how we begun our practise.   

Anyway, how many times, I almost giggled during our practise (I did giggle though). I really enjoyed it and made me want to do more and more. Savasana was really a treat, after all the hard work. When we got up, and opened our eyes, Helen asked me:

"How was it?"
"Actually I really liked it and really enjoyed it" I answered with big smile.

I thanked Helen before I left the studio. I do practise it at home with youtube video (Lesley Fightmaster and Nichi Green form Eckhart Yoga), but still not confident enough to attend classes. So, to me, workshops like these really help me. I did a few with Brenda (chillout yoga in Sudbury, Suffolk), that was good fun and all! I would love to attend more workshops, but my bank statements don't look very good, need to make more money!!!

When I was on my way home, I couldn't stop smiling, actually, I was smiling all day after that.