Saturday, March 6, 2010

Day 5 and 6 - Yes to Bananas. No to water

Friday 6:30 pm - Potassium baby!!

Someone told me that eating a banana 1 hour before class makes all the difference in the world. I tried last night. It worked for me. I am glad I found something I can snack on. I can't eat absolutely anything 3 hours before class and I have been hungry lately. I don't how people can do this.

I was fully concentrated during class. Hardly any movement between poses. I didn't fix my hair, my outfit. I was focused and calm. No expectations. Everything about it felt just right. This was an amazing class.

Saturday 10:00 am - No-water class

Inspired by Mary Jarvis latest article, click here and motivated by a fellow blogger, I decided to do a no-water class today. Wow, it was tough. I felt great until triangle pose and then I started getting dizzy. I was calmed by toe stand and dizzy again by camel pose. I didn't notice any differences in my practice during the standing series ( except for the dizziness) but once on the floor, all spine series poses felt way WAY better than usual. With no liquids in my tummy, I was able to push myself further during cobra and full locust. It was a great class overall. Would I do it again (full class with no water)? Not sure but I will try to limit my water intake moving forward, just one small sip before standing head to knee and one before fixed firm pose max.

6 comments:

  1. Interesting... So you normally DON'T get dizzy, but the lack of water made you dizzy?

    I have never been tempted to try a no-water class, but I am trying to cut back on the amount. My problem is that I gulp it down during fixed firm pose, which sets me up for nausea in camel. I need to say no to the fixed firm "aqua asana!" :-)

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  2. Greetings fellow San Diego-ian / yogini/ blogger!! ;) Yes, I know it sounds weird but the lack of water made me dizzy. I don't usually get dizzy during the standing series. I also gulp it down during fixed firm pose and sometimes feel lightheaded during camel :( I am working on limiting h20 intake. It makes a BIG difference!!!

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  3. Yay, a no water class! Pretty similar experience to mine last week. And I eat bananas too, but usually for breakfast. It helps a lot!

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  4. Greg, you are the inspiration behind it ;) I tried the no-water class after reading MJ article and then your post hehehe.

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  5. Good for you for doing a no water class! I tried that the other day as well, thanks to Mary Jarvis' article as well. Since then, I have cut my water consumption during class in half and I am finding new depth in my compression poses because of it.

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  6. Wow, thanks. I'm flattered...

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