Power yoga. it's just, really powerful. and u need ample power to do power yoga. i mean, who on earth lifts their whole body up with one hand,supports both legs on ur elbows so that the legs are lifted into the air...there are like tons of poses that i dont even know how to describe with words. come to think of it, i think i dreamt of dng crazy yoga poses before. haha. but seriously, the power yoga class today was just .crazy. i think im a naturally flexible person. but im very weak(physically). and now i gotta like lift up my entire body with like one palm while balancing both legs in the air?! i think "crazy" might be an understatement. usually "downward dog" is kinda sian when the instructor kps making u do it during hatha and gentle(yes, we all know the benefits of downward dog,but when u kp repeating it, it can gte qt boring. and it can be qt painful to do the downward dog properly, like fully stretched and all, at least for me.). HOWEVER, in power yoga, when the instructor ONCE IN A WHILE says "downward dog", u see huge sighs of relief all across the room. suddenly everyone just seems to LOVE downward dog. and suddenly all the dificult poses in hatha and sun salutations and ashtanga and everything else just seems so nice and amiable. there was this pose. we basically lie flat on our stomachs,then lift up one of our legs and stretch our hands all the way backwards to grab the toes, and then proceed to arch our backs to the insane extent of touching our foreheads to the toes. painful. and the instructor basically twisted me into that position.yes,twisted. he pull my legs, pushed my shoulders down and yanked my hands towards my legs. and for the first time in my entire short yoga life, i screamed in a class. i mean, i always liek to scream. but screaming in a yoga class? and when he finally let go of me, nobody can imagine the tremendous relief i felt. it's as ifim suddenly released frm ____(hell/school/prison/etc.) ok, but i gotta give him due credit. seeing that i was in great misery, he gave me a nice massage at my tailbone area afer (dis)contorting my body. anw, throughout the whole lesson, i screamed a few times, and in return got a few nice cracking of the spine and spinal massage. actually, i kinda like power yoga.it helps in strengthening the body. and somehow if u master it, u can do stuff that's really out of the world with ur worldy body. i mean, honestly, our body can conquer physical limitations. we just gota be strong enough. (and i like the idea of conquering difficulties and crossing boundaries) and on a more sadistic note,i think i like pain.
ps.: because i am now a professional slacker(quitted job, waiting for school to start), i have decided to start blogging again. and i'll try and kp the blog alive thru uni. TRY. it's actually a pretty gd way of reflecting. and it feels qt gd. (i think i got bored of blogging. then after i took a hiatus and came back to it, it feels nice to be writing/blogging again.) anw, i havent told anyone of my blog-revival. but the whole pt is not really to erm, let ppl read my blog. it's more of a self -(i cant find a word, satisfying?) kinda thing. and if ppl happen to read, then ok. by all means.
