It’s been a busy week and a half so I’ll be covering a few unrelated topics.

I’ve been given full lotus in the 3 closing asanas before shavasana, yoga mudra, padmasana and utpluti. I don’t think it’s meant to be so comfortable for beginners, but for me, it’s really quite easy and pleasant to sit in full lotus. I’m not saying I could sit in full lotus for hours, but for a first try it was surprisingly agreeable.

I’ve also increased the number of practices I have in a week. I’m aiming for a three to four practice a week for the present time and will be working towards a daily practice in the evenings before I take the plunge into morning practice.

I’ve practiced in the mornings on occasions and it’s not been my favourite time of day to practice. I’m often groggy and very stiff, as if my mind is awake, but my body hasn’t caught up yet. My body’s much softer in the evenings and I’m sure that’s a reason why I prefer evening practice.

We had a focus on chaturanga dandasana in today’s class as well. C gave us reminders and tips on how chaturanga dandasana should feel, what to do and what not to do. In summary, don’t to overuse the trapezius muscle, a relatively small muscle, but instead focus on utilising the latissimus dorsi muscle while lowering down.

C said that if we engaged the right muscles in chaturanga dandasana, we should be feeling the lats tomorrow.