Flipping my dog...

Internet is still out but I am hunkered down at the local Dunn Bros Coffee to update my blog and manage my life...so much of that is done online.  Yesterday afternoon I went to Corepower and had a great practice.  I really pushed myself to attempt some poses that I had never tried before.  I guess I was intimidated by them in the past because I am NOT a very flexible person.  Something motivated me to attempt them and I was successful.  I did wheel pose and flipped my dog.  Which essentially means that I started in downward facing dog and flipped over balancing on one hand and my feet....the picture below will probably help you understand what I am trying to describe. 

Wheel Pose.









Flipping downward facing dog.

Wheel and flipped dog are really similar but the way you come into them is different.  You start wheel on your back and you start in downward facing dog before you flip your dog.  Both feel great and give your hips and front body a good stretch.  I am not sure why it took me so long to try these poses.   Fear is a powerful thing. Yesterday I was also successful at holding my crow pose (seen below).  I had attempted this pose before but always was a little off balance and holding yourself up on your forearms is a little intimidating. You kind of feel like you may fall flat on your face.  And I guess you might but you won't fall far....

Crow Pose