Back to the yoga

Tomorrow marks the end of my intro to Bikram Yoga. For 7 of the past 9 days, I've gone into the 105 degree plus room with 50-60% humidity and performed the sequence of 26 postures... some days, like today, were great days and others were terrible days. Since last Wednesday was my first time to try Bikram, I feel as though I've come a long way. I already sleep better at night, my body is more hydrated with all the water I've started drinking, I sit straigher and I breathe better.

Another benefit is that yoga breaks down scar tissue and rebuilds, and boy, is it breaking down my scar tissue in my shoulder. Granted, my shoulder always aches. I have had to sleep with it by my side since high school because the pain would be to great if I stretched it out for long periods of time. But right now, my whole upper right side is aching... my shoulder, my back, my neck... I know it all stems from the one injury, but its amazing to see how much damage was actually done during volleyball.

I talked to one of the instructors about it last night and feel better about the pain. He said it's normal to have pain while the scar tissue is breaking down... but to make sure I know my limit and the difference between good and bad pain. I still think its good pain...

And with that thought, I bid you goodnight.