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I have recently taken up a new yoga practice after a dedicated Bikram practice 5 years ago. I’m back and feel a little annoyed at myself for giving it away all those years ago!
The class yesterday was the worst I have experienced. I felt faint, dizzy and my heart was beating out of my chest, I was sweating a LOT more than I usually do. I tried to not feel like a failure but was curious what was going on, I was well fed, well hydrated and ready mentally.
Throughout the practice I kept trying to figure out what was happening, why I was in such a world of unexpected pain. I was mentally diagnosing myself for 90 minutes.
At the end of class I sought out the instructor to get their thoughts. The response was “S**t happens sometimes, that’s okay, just come back tomorrow with no expectations”
I’m dubious, I *should* be listening to my body but at what point do I stop and just accept that some days are better than others?!
I am just about to get dressed to leave for my class today, I will let you know how I go.
Oh and please, please share if you’ve had a similar experience.
Feels disheartening to feel you’re going backward. :/
I did a 30 day challenge this past December and about halfway through, I felt similarly. I had a couple of classes in a row where nothing went right. My focus was all over the place, I couldn’t balance, I had to sit out even the most basic postures.
My instructor said that Bikram yoga has the ability to break you down before building you back up to better than you were before. I pushed through those rough days and my practice was better for it towards the end of the challenge.
Your instructor has a point: some times the practice sucks. But the important thing is to keep going and approach each class with no expectations and see where each one takes you.
Hi Kathleen
Have things improved? I think you were just caught in a downward spiral that day unable to emerge by letting all those things go. Kinda like those times where one has a song in their head that just won’t go away.
You asked if others had similar experiences. I believe that at some stage anyone who has had a class where they couldn’t focus, fell over, fell out of poses continually, couldn’t manage to breathe properly or umpteen other reasons could tell a similar story! So actually, it’s pretty normal. And it’s particularly normal after one has returned from a break of any period.
It really has everything to do with letting go of expectations or performance. But what must also be done is paying close, close, close attention to the way things are being done: Pose technique, body alignment, breathing and so on!
Do let us know how you fared.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂This happened to me just the other day. I almost blacked out in the first or second breath of Pranayma! The class went downhill from there. I tried so hard to let it all go and focus/breathe, but it never came together. There was nothing different that day (as far as I can tell) with me or the room conditions. My biggest challenge is going back, without fears that it will happen again. After more than three years of practice, I realize…IT does just happen sometimes.
Hope you find your peace in there! Namaste….
-Kristin
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