What a week

As I am 9 weeks post partum after a fantastic surrogacy, my body is going through LOTS of changes! The pregnancy was not easy on me (you can read about it in my surrogacy blog link on the right) and my last trimester was filled with aches, pains, swelling and bed rest. So, my yoga body seems to be buried deep inside, and it has been painful but pleasurable bringing it out!

The pregnancy induced carpel tunnel and tendentious in my wrists and an undiagnosed issue has also been my feet and ankles. This is thankfully getting better, but slowly. My most treasured ability is to be able to flow through Chaturanga Dandasana. I say flow through because I am not able to hold it, but to even come down from Down Dog, to Plank and Chaturanga is like visiting a long lost friend. My body yearns for yoga and I am eager to get lean and strong so that I can practice as I have in the past. As I hold plank, I have a little fear that my wrists will lock or give out, but the over riding sensation is of delight. Delight in the effort, delight in the surrender and delight in the opening. Aaaahhhhh.

And as I have been gone from my teaching so much and so many great teachers stepped in to cover my classes for me, I feel compelled to accept their subbing requests now that I am able. That meant that last week I subbed four on top of my already scheduled five classes. This might not be a lot of classes for some yoga instructors, but for me, coming out of giving birth for the 5th time and now at the age of 36, it it was an exhausting week! Good, but exhausting.

So, this week will not be as busy as I only am subbing two classes and I look forward to my personal practice growing. I find it interesting that at home, I am now enjoying Rodney Yee's DVDs. To be able to just plug in a video and follow rather than creating a practice is such a nice treat.