Loving the Yoga...

We had 13 at yoga class last night - which is amazing...listening to some of the people make comments during the class - I was secretly amused...not at the comments, but at the fact that I was the one making those very same comments just a few short weeks ago. My toes seemed impossibly far away, as did the floor. My balance was non-existent. (OK, OK - I admit it - I'm still unbalanced!) Touching my forehead to my knees just wasn't going to happen - no way - no how.

Now, on most stretches, I can reach my toes. I can put my hands flat on the floor with my legs straight. And last night, for the first time - I touched my forehead to my left knee! I still have a little ways to go to do the same for my right knee, but I am making progress! My apologies to my teacher - but I thought she was crazy when she said I would be doing these things!

The stretching really does make me feel better - and I sleep like a baby on yoga nights. My progress is measureable - every week I can do just a little more. At the time, it doesn't seem like very much - but when you look back to the beginning - it is quite significant. Sometimes, it is just a matter of taking the first step.