Private yoga session

I didn't look quite like this

Yesterday when I went to my yoga class, I was the only practitioner to show up. Maybe it's because it's a holiday week, or perhaps it's because there are only four people signed up for the semester and they are out of town, so it was just Alicia and me. She had decided to introduce us to this more difficult pose, Warrior III. Believe it or not, I was able to balance for a few seconds on one leg, but not quite as well on the other.

She started me off by leaning on the wall, standing on both feet and making a 90-degree angle, both feet on the floor, and fingertips touching the wall. Then I backed off a little from the wall. I bent my forward leg 90 degrees, and then I leaned forward on the bent leg, gradually leaning forward until only my toes were on the floor with the back leg. Little by little, I was able to lift the leg off the floor, and if I lost my balance, I could reach lightly for the wall. Then I slowly straightened the other leg and was able to do it, if only for a few seconds.

It was great to have all her attention, and she helped me believe that I could learn the pose, and sure enough, I was able to do Virabhadrasana III, even if not for very long. It was so thrilling to do it, I thought I might take another extra class today, but when I woke up, my stiff body thought maybe that would not be such a good idea. If I'm sore today, I'll be more sore tomorrow. But I'm happy!
:-)