Outside Practice

I have been attending the Yoga Technique classes on Monday's with Laurie and I feel like I am starting to gain some strength in my upper arms! I have tested this by finally being able to do a chataranga ( I know I butchered the spelling pretty bad) without struggling for once. I am really happy about this! Plus I think I finally understand how to do them correctly instead of just flopping on the ground. When I left this class I was feeling really good, my arthritis wasn't bothering me and everything felt really great. The breath work that we were using that day also made me feel really great while moving into postures. We would inhale and then pause at the top of the inhale and then exhale kind of like a yawn with no control. The next day however, my legs were a little sore because I hadn't worked those muslces like that in a while!