After the Front
Jan. 4th, 2019 06:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pshaw_raven One thing I need to work on when I get back from racing is a proper set of icons for this journal. I have a piecemeal set of about thirty right now, no rhyme or reason, no seasonal icons, not enough reading or art icons, etc.
And it's getting cold again! Some other parts of Florida got heavier rains, it dumped about .60 inches on us and there's lovely cool air now. I was seriously tired of temps in the 80s. In January. The 80s. Why.
I'd like to get a little more wear out of my sweaters and hoodies before I have to pack them away again. If the forecast holds true, I will at least be able to wear my marathon jacket to Disney in the evenings, and I'll probably need to pack my running hoodie for the 5 and 10k. The half marathon looks like it might be warmer and humid and icky and gross, but that front will pass making marathon Sunday cooler and drier.
Neighbor's cat got sort of lost last night. She wandered over here after her usual going-inside time and we heard her meowing, then the neighbor's older daughter was out calling her, so Fox went out to help, then I went out to help and of course the cat skirted around all three humans and went home on her own. And I know it was Jupiter because Crowley was napping with me and heard her meow, so he got up to go defend his territory by sitting in the window and growling. He also growls at my neighbor's younger girl and her friends when they play outside, and I've seen him hiss at the tractor.
Anyway I am very sleepy after having dinner and cleaning up for the night but I need to go do some yoga. Despite how Fitbit chides me for "working out" so close to bedtime, it will help me sleep better, too. I'm doing a yin flow of poses focusing on my legs and hips so this is not the strenuous, sweaty type of yoga.
I also started getting emails from a yoga teacher insurance company. How did someone get the idea I'm a yoga teacher? I doubt I could ever teach anyone yoga, let alone open a studio.
And it's getting cold again! Some other parts of Florida got heavier rains, it dumped about .60 inches on us and there's lovely cool air now. I was seriously tired of temps in the 80s. In January. The 80s. Why.
I'd like to get a little more wear out of my sweaters and hoodies before I have to pack them away again. If the forecast holds true, I will at least be able to wear my marathon jacket to Disney in the evenings, and I'll probably need to pack my running hoodie for the 5 and 10k. The half marathon looks like it might be warmer and humid and icky and gross, but that front will pass making marathon Sunday cooler and drier.
Neighbor's cat got sort of lost last night. She wandered over here after her usual going-inside time and we heard her meowing, then the neighbor's older daughter was out calling her, so Fox went out to help, then I went out to help and of course the cat skirted around all three humans and went home on her own. And I know it was Jupiter because Crowley was napping with me and heard her meow, so he got up to go defend his territory by sitting in the window and growling. He also growls at my neighbor's younger girl and her friends when they play outside, and I've seen him hiss at the tractor.
Anyway I am very sleepy after having dinner and cleaning up for the night but I need to go do some yoga. Despite how Fitbit chides me for "working out" so close to bedtime, it will help me sleep better, too. I'm doing a yin flow of poses focusing on my legs and hips so this is not the strenuous, sweaty type of yoga.
I also started getting emails from a yoga teacher insurance company. How did someone get the idea I'm a yoga teacher? I doubt I could ever teach anyone yoga, let alone open a studio.
BUT, you *can* give advice about yoga!
Date: 2019-01-06 01:11 am (UTC)how long was it before you noticed a difference in your body, as far as flexibility?
asking for a friend :))
Re: BUT, you *can* give advice about yoga!
Date: 2019-01-06 02:29 pm (UTC)does yoga seem to help with sore, achy muscles? Short answer, yes! Longer answer - kinda, yes. If you're having muscle aches that are acute, yoga might actually inure the muscle more. But usually stiff, sore muscles tend to come from being in the same position or repeating the same movement for too long. For that the idea would be to get your body moving in different directions, and movement will help increase blood flow, which warms the muscles up, which can help them release and relax.
As far as how long it took? In my 20s when I started doing yoga, I noticed it almost immediately. I stopped for several years and picked up the practice again in 2015 and when I did I was ridiculously stiff. It took about a month of dedicated practice to start limbering up and if I stick to it regularly, I find that even if I feel stiff when I first start, I loosen up within about ten minutes or so.
For me personally, yin yoga has been an incredible help. Yang yoga is the type we're all familiar with and it focuses on the muscles, but yin yoga focuses on joints and connective tissues, which are much more dense and take longer to work with. So you'll hold poses for as long as twenty minutes, during which time connective tissues will form small tears that eventually heal in a similar fashion to how muscles tear and heal when you lift weights. In yin yoga the idea isn't to push yourself into a pose but to go as far into as you can, and then carefully push the edge of discomfort. I found that even at the beginning, after a short time my joints would relax and I'd find myself sinking deeper into a pose than I'd have thought I could.
Sorry about long answer being long! XD
Re: BUT, you *can* give advice about yoga!
Date: 2019-01-06 08:23 pm (UTC)it means you took the time to explain things for me. thank you.
my aches are definitely from repeated movements and positions.
mostly, cleaning...which is embarrassing but true.
it's something I've wanted to try for YEARS. and so many people have recommended yoga for me, like, personally.
I think I should add it to my anti resolutions resolution list!!
thanks again <3