Where do I feel more expansive after this killer of a flow(!!)? I think I feel more space in my mind...it clicked when Meghan said let whatever bubbles up be like water and I remembered the ancient wisdom of not dwelling on anything, be it emotions or events in your life. There were quite a few moments in the practice when I thought much about being challenged and not being where I used to be, then when Meghan said that I just let it all go and suddenly my mind felt spacious, forgiving and all tolerating and accepting. It felt powerful and at peace all at once 💚

Wow! It's such a compact class filled with goodness 🩵 It invoked so much confidence in me and I can't believe after two years without doing a single crow I managed it today 🙂 Also wheels at the end broke through new doorways in my body 💚 So grateful!

It's so interesting the contrast between this class and part 4 of this series (which I did last week) - today it was a struggle while last week was a breeze! My body felt sluggish and is still sore from Nectar earlier this week, and I had to make a constant conscious effort to keep myself going. There was no feeling of being powerful or divine, just the instinct to persevere - I did make it to the end and had the most nourishing corpse pose where I let go and found myself content with what I have done 😌 

P.S. even though it's a side opening class, I felt the thoracic opening intensely (in a good way) too!

Something I knew but I realized once again intensely in this class is - relaxation is a SKILL and I'm still learning it. I did the first and second parts of the Nectar series the past two days and my whole body is aching, and this is the perfect remedy 💚 but I really need to learn to not hold tension where it is not needed...I almost never realize I'm holding it! Nor that I stopped breathing in moments of intensity. 

P.S. I really love the mantra "match the intensity of your breath to the sensations you're feeling", it works magic in relaxing and opening new doorways!

I'm lost for words...these short 35 minutes worked magic on my body and mind. Opening can feel so different when you engage the body the right way 💚

A bit pressed for time today and wanted a shorter class but ouch I'm completely fried! The intensity hit early and hard! But I realized I'm already more at ease with the bow leg raises (which appeared in another class I did last week) and at the end I broke through new doorways in the bow pose (at least I felt brand new open sensations not felt since the pregnancy and birth). Grateful for little progresses in this journey 💚

Beautiful practice! I woke up yearning for some juicy side body openings and I got that and much more 💚 even though I jumped straight to part 4 of this series, I settled right in and enjoyed it thoroughly. The modified Vishvamitrasana came naturally without strain and that "natural" feeling of the body just blossoming into a pose was priceless! Can't wait to try the other parts of the series when I have more time 😍

Revisiting this class after the intensive (at least for me it was 😅) backbends yesterday and felt nourished and renewed! Though had to do the second half with a baby who woke up early...but even with the distractions I connected to my core and center and remained steady 😊 Grateful!

Ouch this one burns!! I found myself thinking "hmmm I might not be able to finish this one" at many moments early on in the class, as my back body is still relearning and regaining its strength and the bow swims came early and hit hard 😅 But then I remembered Meghan's "just say yes to life" and told myself just say yes to one pose at a time. I pulled it through...far from perfectly but on the second side I already felt less resistance and more circulation, or rather just the feeling of more circulation...but it's the feelings that count right? 😁 This one definitely goes to the repeat list and I'm excited to see what new discoveries I make on each revisit. 

Wooohhh this is a sneakily fiery one! Just perfect for this time-pressed morning :)