Went to a couple of great yoga classes back to back yesterday at Yogaworks Larkspur Landing.
First was a 2/3 with Maritza Maritza who is Anusara and Iyengar influenced. Lots of hip openers and lower back stretches. Challenging in a great way. I'm really glad I found her class although driving from Oakland to Marin is a DRAG!
Second was a combination Vinyasa + Restorative with Mirabai Warkulwiz. I refrained from too much deep hip and lower back work as I was already feeling quite stretched out in a good way, and didn't want to push it too much.
Interestingly afterwards I feel like I worked hard but not acute sharp or specific pain so much as a heavy achiness across my entire midback and shoulders down to the sacrum. usually strongest in my quadratus lumborum (QL) and paraspinals as they connect to the top of my (posterior) pelvis. This is often my sensation after a strong yoga practice. Both releasing in terms of tension but wearying in terms of the ache afterwards.
My guess is that this is ache in the compensatory muscles of my back that are (over?) working to stabilize my SI during such strenuous practice. I feel a profound relief at the same time from muscular tension in the region, so it's an interesting situation. I believe that the muscles are getting stronger but the pain really zonks me out.
Any thoughts would be most appreciated.
First was a 2/3 with Maritza Maritza who is Anusara and Iyengar influenced. Lots of hip openers and lower back stretches. Challenging in a great way. I'm really glad I found her class although driving from Oakland to Marin is a DRAG!
Second was a combination Vinyasa + Restorative with Mirabai Warkulwiz. I refrained from too much deep hip and lower back work as I was already feeling quite stretched out in a good way, and didn't want to push it too much.
Interestingly afterwards I feel like I worked hard but not acute sharp or specific pain so much as a heavy achiness across my entire midback and shoulders down to the sacrum. usually strongest in my quadratus lumborum (QL) and paraspinals as they connect to the top of my (posterior) pelvis. This is often my sensation after a strong yoga practice. Both releasing in terms of tension but wearying in terms of the ache afterwards.
My guess is that this is ache in the compensatory muscles of my back that are (over?) working to stabilize my SI during such strenuous practice. I feel a profound relief at the same time from muscular tension in the region, so it's an interesting situation. I believe that the muscles are getting stronger but the pain really zonks me out.
Any thoughts would be most appreciated.
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