I did Yoga Flow with Andee tonight and we did a lot of breath work in the beginning. First she made us do breathing in and out of the opposite nostrils which just made me realize how stuffy my nose was! Next we worked on pushing the belly button into the spine when exhaling and doing it very quickly. My lower back started to hurt, but Andee explained that this was because the organs were being compressed into my back and an adjustment would be to try to hold onto the lower back while doing this. She also talked a lot about the bhandas ( locks) and how important it is to keep them aligned while doing certain postures.
I had a really great (maybe even enlightening) moment tonight while in tree posture. It only lasted a few seconds but I was concentrating really hard on keeping my balance and staring at a tile on the ceiling and for a second I felt like I was floating I had no thoughts in my head and everything felt really light and airy. I felt like there was no floor underneath of me and it felt like a moment of bliss. It was a really great feeling and I definitley felt differently after practice tonight. When I came back my roomates said that I had a glow about me that I normally dont have! It was pretty nice.
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