Dogs on the loose

Last night was the most intense session of Stiff Guys Yoga we went to since we started. It was me, Linda, Shel and Jeni. Nathan and Deanna had to bail out last minute. Good thing for her – she was whimpering last week and I know she'd've been crying for mercy last night.


The class focused on hips and core. Exercises included balancing on all fours while lifting opposing arms and legs, and lifting each knee laterally and straightening the leg outward from all fours in the infamous "peeing dog" stance. This was by far the most intense hip stretch we've had so far; all my hip muscles felt rubbery afterwards. Amazingly, I still had the energy to go salsa dancing later on.

(So now we've learned the downward-facing dog and peeing dog. It's good they don't follow the same analogy in naming the squat.)

My knee feels loose and resilient today even with all that physical exertion. I was afraid I wouldn't be healed enough to dance at the S.F. Salsa Congress but my knee feels good to go (even though I won't be dancing as hardcore as I've done in previous years). A good thing too, as I'll need some mental release from the let-down of not being able to run my marathon this year.