i never shoot in black and white, but when i saw this woman, i switched my camera mode and, when she got close, asked if i could take her picture. after i took this shot, i thanked her and explained i was trying to get better at photography, so i appreciated her help. it broke my heart when she told me that was the most useful she’d felt in a long time! oh my gosh, i’d already switched my camera back to colour, but i needed to capture her smile immediately, so this next shot was only to remember that.

walked into the shower room to change and my buddy was throwing up in the trash can. the heat got to him and i said to myself, it’s gonna be a good one today! i was bummed he wasn’t dealing with it well, but i was looking forward to a hot and humid class!

the first forward bend, i could tell i was still sore in my lower back. standing head to knee and standing bow, i really can’t go beyond the first part of the set-up. by the time i’m ready to go back to doing those poses, i won’t even have knees anymore, i’m just gonna have two lamp posts sticking out of my shorts.

standing separate leg stretching is a no go right now too. i’ve also really gotta bend my knees to touch my forehead during the head to knee poses on both the floor and ground. surprisingly, i’m almost okay in padangustasana. i’m not feeling any pain, but is that my pride talking? do i like doing that pose too much or is my body warm enough at that point?

i also miss the energizing sit-ups! it feels weird to rollover. i forgot about that yesterday during the final stretching when we do the sit-up before we grab our toes. i got stuck on the ground and, well, you know. it’s all part of having a new practise that respects my limitations right now.

since i’m working on a new practise, i’m not taking water during class. that used to be part of my practise, in my bikram honeymoon, no water! i’ve wavered back and forth on the issue and now i think you just gotta listen to your body. i’m not giving up my water bottle, i just wanna let my breathing take care of me in class for right now. okay friends, see you tomorrow ~m

Tags: back injury, bikram yoga, leica, portraits, santa cruz photographs, vomit

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