Inversion Invasion

I wasn’t sure I would get to yoga today…or that yoga would get to me. The weekends are going to be a little tough, I can tell. But, we connected, yoga and moi. Today was all about inversions. I don’t know about you, but I haven’t done a handstand since…not sure when. Let’s put it this way – I’m sure my last inversion wasn’t a yoga related move! Om Yoga describes inversions as, “the king and queen of all asanas” (p.95). Okay, I’m game. Again, I’m not going to outline the sequence; it’s just way too long – four pages. Most of it is prep for the actual inversions: forearm stand, handstand, L-shaped handstand, headstand, shoulder stand, and plow. I have three words for tonight’s practice: childish, guilty and fun! Childish because getting into the poses was half the fun. I was smiling if not giggling. Guilty because I imagined my grubby footprints on the cream colored wall behind me. Fun because I found I could get myself up and even balance for a few seconds without the wall. I was encouraged. This was my first time trying this sequence so it can only get better. Right?