This morning after our morning breakfast I made some tea as I had a couple of hours beofre yoga class. Was drinking my tea on the purple chair that I moved to the dining room and decided to read part of yesterday's Guardian. Mooshi jumped up and wanted to join. He loves it when I put my legs up so that he can stretch out on what I call the bridge. So, pulled up another chair - put my legs on it and sure enough he walked out onto the bridge. Juju wanted in on the action and promptly found her spot laying on my chest (all 11 pounds of her). In minutes they were out. After my tea and a bit of reading, I decided to join them. It would have been a great photo, the three of us.
Yoga was simply great. I thought I'd be more sore after taking two weeks off and doing my full practice yesterday. It just took the Surya Namaskara's to warm up and I was fine. After weeks of not putting my feet behind my head I was suprised that the left leg went behind so easily for Supta Kurmasana. Once it was planted there I tried to get my right leg back there, but cannot figure out how to balance on my sit bones to do so. Y came over and stuck it back there for me. I can lower down just fine and grab my hands behind my back; but love it when she squeezes my elbows in - I can almost get a wrist behind (not quite - but close). I need to work on keeping the ankles crossed when I lift out of it; I uncross them as I lift up and then jump back.
But the big suprise was Kapotasana - while I'm not grabbing my toes yet, the pose is feeling less scary; plus I can push up with my hands for the second half of the pose. Y still has to bring me up as my legs just turn to jelly; but am completely suprised that I could do this without practicing it for four weeks. (I should note that I am sure I do not look like the girl in the photo's) My teacher in Portland doesn't let me do the pose yet, so didn't practice while in Ptown and then the two weeks off.
I do wish I could add in the handstand practice in between navasana - but Y is very much by the books. I do like that in some ways as I don't get away with squat - no extra breaths between poses - just go.
Backbends felt better today. I did assisted drop backs and she told me there is no reason I can't drop back on my own. Ummm, yea there is - it's called fear. I will conquer it though.
Enough on the practice report.
Stopped at Unicorn before heading home, so once home I was starved - it was 1:30 and all I had was a banana, a few bites of yogurt and some tea and raisins. Made scrambled eggs, added the left over salmon to it and had some amazing cherry tomatoes on the side; two pieces of toast, with butter, honey and cinnamon sprinkled on top and a pot of smokey green earl grey tea. The cats enjoyed their lick of butter too.
After cleaning up it was already 2:30.
The rest of the afternoon was spent getting the cats orientated to other parts of the house. I managed to set up a barrier so that they won't go up to the 2nd floor (that would be the 3rd floor inthe states; in the UK the 1st floor is Ground or 0; the next floor up is 1st, etc). Closed all the doors to the other bedrooms and the bathroom and just left our bedroom door open. Mooshi was first to explore. Juju finally did a few hours later. But after every exploration they kept coming to the back of the house where they've been living for the past couple of days.
I took down the air mattresse in the conservatory and put that room back together. Did a few loads of laundry. Walked to Waitrose (grocery store) to get some fish to make for Juju, but forgot they close at 4, missed it by about 15 minutes. Walked home.
Had a glass of wine and a piece of marzipan and watched the cats explore.
Made Mooshi some more chicken, sauteed some kale in raw coconut oil for me (so yummy) and made my lunch for tomorrow. I tried to sit in the living room and watch some TV, but the cats had nothing to do with it. They would walk around all corners of the room and then back to their comfy places in the dining room and conservatory. So, we hung out in the conservatory reading the paper and listening to podcasts - The Splendid Table and This American Life - some of my favorites.
It's 9pm Mooshi is stretched out on me asleep - shaking the way he doesn when he's super relaxed and Juju is on her purple chair. I do believe she owns that chair now.
One week of work and D comes. :)
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