My Sixth Yoga Expereince

Date 2-27-2014
Practice: Ashtanga
So Ashtanga was one of the hardest yoga experiences I have ever had. I felt very much out of my comfort zone and my body was hurting the day of. With that being said I am glad I was able to have the experience. I was truly able to see and feel why an instructor should assign an asana to a student when he or she is ready. Towards the end of the series the positions felt impossible. However if I could have taken my time and focus on learning the asanas one at a time I think I could work up to doing some of the more difficult ones. Also, the traditional way of practicing this series makes it so that the person may be less likely to hurt themselves. Seeing the instructor put a few people into their positions really showed me first hand how people could end up becoming hurt while doing this type of yoga.
When we practiced the Uddiyanna Bandha I was able to understand the dedication and strength that goes into engaging the locks while doing the asanas. Just attempting suryanamaskara A&B I knew it was going to be a challenging class. I did however feel the heat increase inside me. Hearing the noise of others breathing made me conscious of my breathing. It felt weird to make and audible breath. The harder the position the harder it was to focus on my breath and actually breathe. I could feel the rapidness of the class and that also made it hard for me to breathe.