Flow
Well, they were intended to be white, but… I can forgive lilies quite a bit really. Especially when they have rewarded my patience en masse and so prettily. I wonder if they’d mind having a chat with the irises for me…
As I mentioned earlier this month, I was keen to take up yoga again after never having established a really strong routine, so last weekend I went along to a first-thing-on-Saturday class and remembered all over again just how good a class can be when the teacher is good. It was a nice balance between the physical and the more spiritual aspects of yoga. I’ll definitely go again, although I didn’t yesterday morning as we were out for dinner with friends the previous night and while I was up well before the 8am start time I’m not sure inversions would have been a brilliant idea!
I have, though, found some excellent online resources which are making the doing-it-at-home thing more interesting. There are a few free video podcasts to be found, including a good one at YOGAmazing. It makes it much easier than using a book (you don’t have to pause to read or to turn the page) and there’s less likelihood of getting bored with a set dvd (I had a video that I did every day for a while, but once you’ve memorised everything the instructor says it does start to get a bit tedious!). There’s also a full length free daily class at Yoga Today, which looks very good but isn’t downloadable (although there is an archive).
I’m still keeping up with going to the gym a reasonable amount, so between the two I am really starting to notice a difference in myself. My energy is much higher (though that could also be partly due to no longer being in a working environment which drained me), my stamina is noticeably improved, my heartrate is measurably lower, my upper body strength and balance are at least a bit less rubbish than they were previously, and, well, I’m more contented (that could be contributed to by the job as well, of course!).
As for today… well, I managed some in-home yoga, although I think it would have been rather easier in an air conditioned gym! Today was hot! We did go for a nice pub lunch with my folks and his folks, which we should really do more often, though.
July 28th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Mmmmm, food ‘do it more often’. Yup, I think we are of a like mind
August 14th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I bought 3 packs of bright orange lillies. They’ve turned out to be purple and marroon. I am not amused. I’m sure that the accuracy of all bulb packaging has got much much worse in recent times.
Glad to read that being out of your previous workplace, and the exercise, is working well.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Thanks for the links! I used to do a very short yoga routine every day at home but had got out of the habit during all the house moves so you’ve reminded me to restart again!
August 18th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
BW - blimey, I know that you can’t exactly produce a foolproof guarantee with bulbs, but purple and maroon seem an interestingly far cry from orange compared to my pale pink ones which were supposed to be white!
Daisy - my pleasure! I’ve been finding it really handy to have a mixture of routines at my fingertips as it were. There’s sort of no excuse that way, although I still manage to find them sometimes!