Then verses now!

A friend suggested I do some side by side comparisons to show my progress with yoga poses since I started yoga teacher training in March. I thought it was a great idea!

Goddess pose: I can now get my thighs horizontal to the floor! That was a pipe dream six months ago! 

Pyramid pose: I can now do that forward fold a LOT lower and keep my back foot in parallel. 

It was great to actually SEE this progress! 

I did an hour of yoga this afternoon, I even tried something new - Garland pose with toe balance variation (it needs practice but was a great start)

I can't believe I used to hate pyramid pose! I'm finally fairly comfortable in this pose for about 10 seconds at a time. 

My back bends have come a looong way too, I'll share a side by side comparison of this arch back pose next week:

I'm incorporating several pigeon pose variations in my practice now including this one:

Lizard pose is still a favorite: 

I love any wide legged forward fold variation:

I'll share a side by side comparison of this one soon too: 

Today the sun shone brightly eventually so I did a 40 min walk with my dogs at lunchtime:

Much nicer than yesterday's walk in the rain/snow mix 😂