Monday 4-5:30 Bikrams West End - Julia R

My right hamstring is still hurting. I have to remember to respect my boundaries, lock my knee, and breathe.

Someone near me smelt like a wet Monty.... soggy cigarettes. Gross!

I am still trying to bend my ankle more. I tried to do toe stand but I am so high on my ankle on the left... I find it hard to bring my right arm around and balance. I will keep trying to bend it and balance.

I have crap in the box belly plus - and floor bow caused a sharp pain to shoot through my abdomen. Something big is cooking in that lower intestine... gross!

I couldn't find parking today. I ended up three blocks up and over at Broughton and... whatever three blocks over it. It was a nice walk down but a rough walk back up the hill afterwards. It was during the back strengthening series that I remembered I could have parked at the White Spot! Next time :-)

Saturday - My FIRST RUN!!

This weekend Sam, Heidi, Jonny and I went to Seattle. I had given my running shoes away to Wayan in Bali so that I wouldn't run until the doc said I could. I got some Nike Airs at the outlet ($45!! - so on the way back got another pair!!) I got up on Saturday morning at the Marriott in Seattle and ran down the sea wall. It was a rainy, windy morning but I was so happy! It didn't hurt. It felt good. I am going to be fit and happy again. Life is GOOD! I ran as far as Heidi and I walked the wrong way the night before to see how far we walked. (1.5km in the wrong direction... and Heidi in heels!!) Anywho... it felt good to be running and I am going to keep doing little runs ... and unless my body tells me no.. I am planning on running the: Scotiabank Half Marathon in June.

Thanks to Jonny for my Nike Plus system... it works great baby!! I love you!! 

Thursday 6-7:30 Bikrams West End - Kristen

My ankle bent more!! AND.. it didn't hurt when I relaxed it on the ground for the seated twist. Woo hoo!!  Last week I didn't think I was going to bend anymore. Now, I know I can make it bend a little.. and then next week a little more until one day I will be totally NORMAL! (figuratively)

My intention for class was not to think. Every time my mind strayed I was going to think about my breathing. Belly rises and belly falls - then I thought about being fat... no breathing! I set this intention while I was laying on my mat and the second I got up it was forgotten. I remembered it during Eagle and I thought about breathing.. then I thought about - geez - where did my mind go? And I started reviewing all the things that my mind had wandered to. And then.. I was off again and I didn't remember not to think until the end when I was lying on my mat. I just can't stop thinking. I am not going to try this intention again for a while. My real intention from now on is going to be - BEND THE ANKLE!!

It was really hot today. I was dying and my heart was racing during the spine strengthening. I really got my cardio work out. I was ... a boiled, withered carrot.

The change rooms are CRAZY busy and squishy.

The traffic on the way home and to the West End was crazy too. I didn't get there till 5:37 and I left school at 4:28. I brought my book and I thought I would have time to relax and read before I went in.

Thoughts:
Text Azelia and meet up for a slurp
Text Sophie and go for a run
Maybe run with the sun runners on Wednesdays... depending on how long they run - can't leave the dance team for that long - but if Ms. C is there - it could work out.
Omar and egos
Running
Seattle
Sofia and meeting her for a drink - but then saying I went to yoga instead - she didn't text anyways
Jonny and I being married for nine months today... LOVE YOU BABY! Happy 1.4/9!

Monday 4-5:30 Bikrams West End - Victoria

I couldn't wait to get to yoga today. I hadn't been since last Monday and yesterday Jonny and I spend over 8 hours in front of a computer screen. I like making the graphics but I couldn't do that all day everyday for my job. I need to move!! 

I am feeling extremely FAT lately. But, I know this is the end of the ankle and I will be running... as soon as I get my running shoes. I get my stitches out tomorrow. I spent a lot of time thinking about my first run. I was thinking of bringing my nike sensor and my runpod to Seattle and doing my first run there - or is that not the time? Will I not feel like doing that? I think I have waited this long.. I might just have to. At least a little one? Maybe on Sunday when I get home? Anywho... I am looking forward to that. 

There was a girl in class that was so bendy! She must be a gymnast. I thought - I am glad to be me. I am good but when I do stuff I can still blend in. Whenever she goes full out she stands out. AND, you have to go full out to get better. I guess I am happy being me. (except for the sideways glances in the mirror at my fatness!!) 

Besides my gay insecurities and thinking about running, I had a good class. I tried hard and bent more at the ankle than usual. I focused on my breathing. I am going to make that ankle bend!! 

Friday - Ya... We Dance! Hip Hop - Ervinn

Ervinn dances with the praise team. This class was in the studio. It made me appreciate my studio. It was squishy in there so I danced outside the door. Mike took this class too. 

Friday Ya... We Dance! Street Jazz Funk - Sonny

Twigg and I took this class. (and Calvin)
Sonny slowed down the music so that everyone could get the moves. (I downloaded an app to slow down music on the iPad for school)

It was fun to dance with Twigg. I wish we lived closer together so we could dance at least once a week. Maybe one day!

Monday 2:15-3:45 Bikrams Kits - Gabe

Today was my first class back after the long awaited screw removal. I got my screw out on Monday, January 30. That is one week ago. I have two stitches in still and I get those out on February 14. I should be able to run then too. I was expecting my ankle to be super lose and bendy as soon as it was unscrewed but it really doesn't feel any different. I hope that it will be able to increase in flexibility over time. Hope is not yet lost.

I had my spare last class so I snuck out and hit the 2:15 Kits class. I had some difficulty balancing on the left ankle - I just took it easy and did what I could. I was trying to listen to my body. I didn't do triangle. My ankle was feeling the pressure. I couldn't hold my ankle for tree- I just did a low tree - my stitches felt like they were pulling. I don't want to pull those out. I remember dad's gun club story how he burst his stitches shooting his gun. Let's see - I did pretty much everything else except I didn't tuck my leg in in the seated twist. Stitches again. I should be good to go once I get these stitches out!

I had written more but had Internet problems - this is what is left. I don't feel like rewriting. I will add a couple of pictures of my screw though!

 This first pic is my screw-stache

This one screw in front of giant forehead!! 

They are both great screw shots... don't ya think?