Practicing in Front of Mirrors

Did an early practice this morning, Friday, with B at the gym where she teaches. Morning practice is not the usual for me, but she called me last night and talked me into meeting her at her gym at 7 AM.

It felt weird not to be at the studio, especially with mirrors all over the walls. It was hard for me to focus while seeing our reflection every time I looked up or to the side. Add to that a few people coming in and out of the room to grab exercise balls or aerobics stepping platforms. A guy came in the last half hour of practice and started practicing some type of aerobic routine.

Having said all that though, it was a decent practice overall, except for backbends at the end. They were quite painful and I really felt as if my back was as hard as a plank of wood; bending was not on its agenda this morning.
The breath started out sluggish with a partially plugged nostril, but got better after the SuryaNamskaras. Nothing like breathing to make one feel better; it is truly a top form of medicine. It is very cheap too and almost always easily accessible. Gotta love this stuff. Nothing short of amazing.