Gosh this class is so different and original! In an amazing way like a fresh breath of air 😇 I had a lot of fun getting all tangled up, but also found my “central column” and hugged it tight along the way. Interesting Meghan said one side always learns from the other while we were steeping in downdog, and my second side really was stronger and steadier than the first. But then I went back to my first side on my own and it was solid as a rock with my central column firmly struck on the ground as well. How intelligent are our bodies! Grateful that Meghan has taught me to trust it more and more 😌

I have to admit I might have been tricked by the two chili counts and was expecting something quite chilled…but I worked up quite a heat (not that I’m complaining about it)! A perfect all-rounder. Very strong today in my twisted crescents (I’m really getting good at these after Meghan threw so many of them in recent classes) but I still needed to do three rounds of wheel to get into a shape I feel very open in. Think that is my only thing with these shorter classes - I don’t seem to get enough warm up for deeper shapes…but well I could always stop the video and add on :)

Somehow had not done this very first class of the studio but on this glorious Sunday morning I got around to it. What a beautiful class! No other teacher had ever made me think there is any connection between a side plank and backbends, but god how did back body engagements change the sensations of side tree plank! I felt incredibly open and free, like a proud winter branch joyfully dancing in the cold crisp air. Ready to take on the rest of the day now :)

Shake that shit out, shake it out!! I like that it feels quite different from classic Meghan classes (I mean, no locust lifts, what?! haha), with repetitions and unscripted movements (my favorite is just to have legs and arms in the air and shake them like crazy) that really pushed out all my stagnant energy accumulated over these winter days. Thanks Meghan!

For me the state of awe is a state of complete blankness in my mind with an extremely intense yet unconscious engagement of all the sensory organs of my body - like my eyes, nose, ears and skin all feel the impact but my mind couldn’t process it. This class went like this - I got settled into a pose, almost fell into unconsciousness while breathing in it, and woke up to transition into the next pose. Incredibly relaxing for my wandering monkey mind and nourishing for my senses 😌

Like yesterday with Sweet and Spicy, I felt so much connection to my breath and loved all the strong long-ish holds where I could just close my eyes, breathe and feel the gradual unfolding of my body. Couldn’t hold firefly as long as Meghan (god she just kept talking so casually while holding the pose in its fullest expression) but guess my version of casualness is that I hold, come down and go up again like a little bouncing firefly 🪰 😅 Oh and the breath of fire was so cleansing at the end - every class should end with those!

Started the new week with this practice - felt very grounded, connected and groovy through all the cleansing twists, sweaty boats and stretchy lunges (even got super steady and deep in crescent twists which are not my favorites), but hit a little bump when we came to wheel and to my own shock my arms somehow couldn’t extend fully straight…very rare and frustrating indeed. But I told myself everyday is different, plus I haven’t practiced too regularly in the past month, and I stopped the video and did some shoulder exercises. Then I came back to a few more wheels and they were not perfect but much better. Enjoyed this little sweet flow (despite of or even more so because of?) my little wheel frustration :)

Sweet juicy little flow and my spine is happily sizzling right now 🥰 lingered after class and did some puppy stretches and tried to come back to pincha - and I held for 3 breaths! 😃

October turned out to be an even more mentally and physically exhausting month than September and my practice suffered immeasurably…but now that November is upon us with no more craziness in sight, I’m so so excited to restart my practice! First day back I did this class and even though I’m keenly aware my whole body is stiff like a rusty machine, I pushed that thought to the back of my mind and started small - by focusing just on my breath, then on all the feels that bubble up in the lunges, and at the very end my splits fell into place themselves 😊 also love the new platform - very easy to navigate!