Musings from Joel

As I progress through my yoga practice I am oddly finding it to be more challenging. What I mean to say is this, I have been actively practicing yoga daily for almost a year where I do vinyasa yoga, which is a power yoga, in a moderately heated room with some of the best instructors in Dallas.  Logic would say that after a year of daily routine you would get quite comfortable with the routine of the yoga class.   Of course that may be where my logic is flawed.  My instructors are good and really do vary the classes a lot. We may do the standard Namaskara A or B warm up series, but outside of that it can be anyone’s guess as to what is next. That is one of the things I really enjoy about taking yoga at this dallas yoga studio.

Unlike all the other studios I have been to, this studio actually does unusual things such as handstands, headstands, arm stands and many other difficult poses that many studios steer clear of. The challenge of course is mastering these poses. I have found that my strong suit is strength,  so to speak, not so much flexibility. While my flexibility has dramatically improved and I can now put my hands under my feet while standing as well as do a full lotus pose I still have hip, back, and shoulder tightness. At the rate these are loosening up it will be a few more years before I am where I want to be. There is no doubt it is a journey and a difficult one at that.

I am looking into becoming a yoga trainer. I am not sure at this point if I want to teach, but I want to move my practice to another level and getting certified in it seems like a natural progression to me.  Finding the time commitment is another matter all together.