Ascending the Glass Mountain

What is my life becoming!?

omfgmariah:

Beautiful partner yoga by Briohny Smyth and Dice Iida-Klein. I’m pretty sure they’re a couple and it’s heartwarmingly cute! I wish my bf would do some partner yoga with me.

(Source: mariahlea-satnam)

• Practice: Hot Yoga (Led)
• Length: 70 minutes + 5 minute Shavasana
• Supplements: 5x ShroomTech Sport, 2x AlphaBrain, 30mm cannabis sativa vaped

I’ve been pursuing Hot Yoga to supplement my Ashtanga practice for about a month. I hope it will allow me to control my hyperhidrosis, but I’m afraid I’ve seen no progress so far, only regression, if that’s possible.

The warrior sequence in this class is the single hardest exercise I’ve ever done… I look forward to it all week.

I have a variety of poses I need clarified, but I can only remember what when I’m doing it… :(

Hot Yoga seems really hard to teach because you do the poses (unlike most Ashtanga classes), but I want to get into this since my studio runs more Hot classes than Ashtanga classes. I really need to work on memorizing the sequence (only ever taking it high probably isn’t helping me, haha), but after that the teacher in charge of the program said I could teach it without even taking the Hot Yoga training.

• Practice: Ashtanga Primary Series (Mysore)
• Length: 80 minutes + 25 minute Shavasana
• Supplements: 5x ShroomTech Sport, 2x AlphaBrain, 30mm cannabis sativa vaped

Another typical Mysore.

• Prasarita A headstand hovering is difficult, but definitely great for core strengthening.
• Sliding the arms down the back in Marichyasanas to root and get more extension.
• I have no idea how to start working my feet onto my head in Supta Kurmasana, but I feel like it’s time.

The owner of my studio offered to let me take over one of her classes once training is over… I was totally flabbergasted, not expecting such an offer to come even after training is over. I guess it’s more of a convenience thing on her end, not wanting to teach both days of the weekend… but does that diminish the fact that she thought of me when there are a dozen more qualified teachers who have in-studio teaching experience?

And she’s starting Hot Ashtanga and said I can teach that too… what is happening? When I got my job four months ago and my boss asked “What’s the worst thing your manager could ever say to you?” and I answered “You’re fired.” I would have never fathomed that within a half a year I’d be hoping to get fired… Unemployment + teaching yoga + freelance programming sounds so much more balanced and rewarding than programming 40 hours a week?

I teach a free beginners class on Monday nights in the Northeast of Pennsylvania. Get in touch with me if you would like to attend.