An e-mail was received the other day by Kinndli. It was an invitation for us to join her in Hamilton at De La Sol Yoga for her "Taste of Bootcamp" workshop. This was to give us a taste of some of the things that goes on in a Journey to Power or Personal Revolution bootcamp with Baron Baptiste. The session was two hours long and I feel I got something out of it. It was a small gain but it had a big impact.
I had a decision to make on Saturday morning - to dedicate my day entirely to running before heading to mass in the evening, to attend the workshop, or to split my time between running and the workshop. I woke up on Saturday feeling really tired. I wanted to get out there to run but I just couldn't bring myself to do so at the moment. Time slowly crept by as I was growing more frustrated with myself. Finally, I got out of bed and contacted De La Sol to find out the cost of the workshop. I decided that I would attend the workshop. My motive was that I was missing time on the mat and my body was in desperate need of resetting. I was doing hardcore workouts and not enough stretching to balance out my body. My mileage for the last few weeks have been really low due to exhaustion for the most part.
When I arrived, I had enough time to sign in and greet Kinndli. Kinndli was very happy to see me and was happy to hear that I had a great class with Lisa Black at the Yoga Conference. She also told me that she had a great time at Cleveland Yoga and really liked the studio there. She expressed her gratitude for me coming out to her fundraiser the previous week and didn't question why I left so early. To me, that was big. The fact that she acknowledged that I was there was fantastic.
The workshop began in Child's Pose. As we moved through the flow, I felt the heat and started getting emotional inside because of the fact that I had missed flowing and I was also physically exhausted. There are also factors in my life that would bring on the emotions as well. I would retreat into Child's Pose during those moments and take the time to recoup before coming back up. We got to play a little during the practise. We explored new variations to familiar poses. We also played by doing handstands. This was the first time in a practise that I actually attempted to do a handstand. The handstands were assisted by a partner which made it not as intimidating. The handstand was a big deal for me because I had always feared aggravating my wrist by doing it. As I type this, my wrist feels great. No pain. In fact, I'm sure my exercise routine may have something to do with this. It may have strengthened the wrist a little more so that it could take more pressure.
After the workout ended, I headed home to grab my gear before heading to Kula for my weekly Energy Exchange duties which had to be done before I attended the Easter Vigil Mass.
So what else did I get out of this? Well, for one thing, I have to learn to better honour my body. I have not been getting enough rest and as a result, it has been depleted. This is the main reason why I have plateaued in the past few weeks. The next thing I realised is that I have to step onto the mat on a regular basis. Kinndli recommends that I step on for as much as 15 minutes a day at home and build a home practise from that point. The OUS racing season begins Saturday with the Seaton Trail Race. Now is the time to rein myself in and evaluate where I am at and where I want to be and decide how to bridge the gap.
I had a decision to make on Saturday morning - to dedicate my day entirely to running before heading to mass in the evening, to attend the workshop, or to split my time between running and the workshop. I woke up on Saturday feeling really tired. I wanted to get out there to run but I just couldn't bring myself to do so at the moment. Time slowly crept by as I was growing more frustrated with myself. Finally, I got out of bed and contacted De La Sol to find out the cost of the workshop. I decided that I would attend the workshop. My motive was that I was missing time on the mat and my body was in desperate need of resetting. I was doing hardcore workouts and not enough stretching to balance out my body. My mileage for the last few weeks have been really low due to exhaustion for the most part.
When I arrived, I had enough time to sign in and greet Kinndli. Kinndli was very happy to see me and was happy to hear that I had a great class with Lisa Black at the Yoga Conference. She also told me that she had a great time at Cleveland Yoga and really liked the studio there. She expressed her gratitude for me coming out to her fundraiser the previous week and didn't question why I left so early. To me, that was big. The fact that she acknowledged that I was there was fantastic.
The workshop began in Child's Pose. As we moved through the flow, I felt the heat and started getting emotional inside because of the fact that I had missed flowing and I was also physically exhausted. There are also factors in my life that would bring on the emotions as well. I would retreat into Child's Pose during those moments and take the time to recoup before coming back up. We got to play a little during the practise. We explored new variations to familiar poses. We also played by doing handstands. This was the first time in a practise that I actually attempted to do a handstand. The handstands were assisted by a partner which made it not as intimidating. The handstand was a big deal for me because I had always feared aggravating my wrist by doing it. As I type this, my wrist feels great. No pain. In fact, I'm sure my exercise routine may have something to do with this. It may have strengthened the wrist a little more so that it could take more pressure.
After the workout ended, I headed home to grab my gear before heading to Kula for my weekly Energy Exchange duties which had to be done before I attended the Easter Vigil Mass.
So what else did I get out of this? Well, for one thing, I have to learn to better honour my body. I have not been getting enough rest and as a result, it has been depleted. This is the main reason why I have plateaued in the past few weeks. The next thing I realised is that I have to step onto the mat on a regular basis. Kinndli recommends that I step on for as much as 15 minutes a day at home and build a home practise from that point. The OUS racing season begins Saturday with the Seaton Trail Race. Now is the time to rein myself in and evaluate where I am at and where I want to be and decide how to bridge the gap.
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