An inspiring yoga session today…
After yesterday’s little trot I was surprised that I could walk today and more than surprised that I had a fantastic yoga session.
I find Reas’ philosophy creeping into my life and found myself telling someone last week, ‘you have all you need for success…’ and then realising that this was a direct quote from the sweaty, tough workouts that make Sunday morning so much fun.
Today was a really basic, very tough, intense Astanga session. There was enough room in the class to spread out a little but still enough people to really get that unique vibe flowing (and the floors and walls soon dripping with sweat…). It took me some time to warm up and ease out the kinks but now I have mastered the concept of expecting nothing from the session and letting the breath lead I am opening up new realms of pain and suffering (or to paraphrase Murakami, ‘pain is inevitable…suffering is optional…’).
I am now ready for the training to begin, again, at 6am tomorrow.
Sunday, March 4th, 2012, Philip and Trevor will be running across the frozen ice surface of the world’s largest, oldest and deepest lake, Lake Baikal in Siberia. It's generally considered one of the 10 toughest marathons in the world. Philip and Trevor are running in support of Iain Rennie Hospice at Home, a charity offering specialist and supportive care and advice for patients with cancer and other life threatening illnesses in their homes.
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