practice post for 10-25

Class on Thursday was tough. Planks are not my specialty, but I do enjoy the challenge. I like being challenged to try something new. I like it when I see that my body is stronger than I think, or that it can move in a way I did not know possible. This weekend, I was thinking of how we only have 7 classes left ( :( ) and that I would like to try backbends. I don't know if my back could take it, but I am willing to try.
Speaking of my back, yoga has definitely helped ease my back pain. Usually, my back pain is just a silent, but constant struggle. I don't often mention it, but it typically hurts all the time. It has constantly been in the back of my mind for the last four years. Today, as I put on heels to wear to work (something I never even would have considered last semester) I realized that I hadn't thought about my back pain in a while. It doesn't constantly hurt anymore. I have my days, just like everyone does, but it is not that nagging, constant pain. That, for me, makes yoga a success.