#8 Birthday yoga

How fitting this is my eighth post and today also happens to be my birthday on the 8th of July. Ya I am a dork. Never said I wasn't. LOL  There was no way I was missing yoga on my birthday. Thanks to my mom who has a really bad back but she came over and watched the twins for me so I could make it. Yaaa for mom's!!

The second I walked in Spark Hot Yoga Christiana started singing me happy birthday. As always she made me feel very special. I asked her to take a picture of me in some of my new yoga clothing I bought myself for my birthday. Of course being the positive spark as always she added a flare to another photo. I should hire her as my photographer. Well just ask her to do it for me as she is very creative. Here is the normal and the "flare" photo.

Well today was a Hatha yoga class day. I was hoping for a much better day than I had on Wednesday. I was right!! Today was so amazing that I kept smiling in the middle of the session. I keep feeling better and better each time I go in there and almost never want to leave. This class really works on my core and balance which I love. Today I was able to hold my prosthetic leg out in front of me and slowly bend down on my good left leg, hold it for about ten seconds and come back up without the use of my prosthetic leg. I will admit that when I do it, I have the wall behind me just in case I need some support. I also do not use my crutches when doing this move. Ya me!! I keep feeling stronger and stronger each class. I can really feel my balance getting better, my core getting better, my flexibility getting better, and my mind getting better. How could someone not love all the positive things that come from hot yoga? After class she told me that I had a great session and saw me do something she has never seen me do before. I of course asked what and she could not remember and I laughed because I do not recollect either. She is constantly coming up with new ideas for me to strengthen different parts of my body or help me build balance or whatever it may be. She is a lot more wiser than her actual age. 

I would also like to add that nobody has ever judged me or made me feel different at all. In fact I have never felt so much support and positive people before I came to yoga in one place. Please please please get out and try it. I promise you that you will feel better as I do. 

Stay positive and have and amazing weekend. 

Darin