I feel like my Ashtanga practice is has multiple personality disorder. Monday through Thursday of last week I felt like I was clumsily trudging through. Friday was strong and smooth - was able to work through some of second series and just felt like a million bucks. Sunday I hit the mat and felt like dead weight. Today, however, I felt physically crappy all day, but had a smooth and strong practice in mysore.
On the upside, today I had a minor victory - I finally was able to touch my ankles in urdhva dhanurasana. I didn't grab my ankles, mind you, but I did touch them.
On the downside, I'm on the verge of a hamstring injury. My right hamstring has been getting incredibly tight to the point where I can't fully get into the janu sirsasanas and any of the wide legged forward folds. I'll have to back off majorly on any posture involving the hamstrings in the next week or so or risk an injury more serious than my sprained shoulder.
A few more days and I head back to Ann Arbor for Marta's wedding. Pretty excited about the festivities followed by a week of rest and relaxation.
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