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[sarren]

I have good flexibility everywhere except in my neck and shoulders, which have been steadily tightening up since I switched from an active to a sedentary job. The result of which have been near-daily headaches, hence my starting morning stretches last Thursday and the whole meltdown over sit ups. For the record I managed two on Friday, five on Saturday, none on Sunday cos Dragonfly was lurking around with a camera, ten on Monday, and randomly forgot to do any on Tuesday.

And then yoga happened. OMG the difference even one session made. I woke up this morning at 5:10am, BOUNCED out of bed and just pottered around happily in the dark, had time to read me some bandslash, and then gambolled off to work in time to start at 7:45am, where I enjoyed a headache free day.

The downside to eating breakfast at 5:30am, I've discovered, is that by 10:30 I'm ready for lunch!!!

Comments

[zebra363.livejournal.com]

Wow, zero to ten in a week — that's an significant improvement!

Maybe I should try yoga again. I was never very flexible and notice that I get even less so when I'm running. I get the neck & shoulders thing too when I'm at the computer too long (ie. before work, at work, then after work!). The only time I tried yoga, there was lots of going "ummmmmmmmmm, ummmmmmmmmm" involved and I found it very off-putting.

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Cricket talked us onto lesson four of a beginner's class on the groundst that 'she'd done it before and her friend was quite fit and active' which is how I was doing shoulder stands in MY first class.

There was no chanting or talk of spirituality at all, just references to centering and focussing. It was good, you should come - Wednesdays in Shenton Park.

[zebra363.livejournal.com]

Wednesdays aren't good nights for me to be in town, but I'll keep it in mind for something to try in the future. Glad it's working for you!

[reynard-pyjama.livejournal.com]

Yay for bouncing out of bed! And for increased quantities of sit ups!

I do some yoga every day and find it invaluable for counteracting the many, many hours a day I spend at my computer.