Wednesday practice

I went to Kathy's class again tonight. Things felt good. Class was packed. I was flowing well through surya namaskars A and B and for once, my parsvakonasanas were feeling good. However, when I went deep into prasarita padottanasana B, my ab muscles seized, particularly on my left side. I went down on my mat and tried to breathe them loose. I could feel each muscle slowly unloosen, like unzipping a zipper one tooth at a time. I relaxed, did a bhujangasana, and took a break through the rest of the poses. AFter feeling better, I rejoined the class at parsvottanasana; I lay my head to my knee and seize! the abs bunched again! This time I left the room, drank some water.

I debated rejoining class, staying to observe, staying to assist and just going home. This was a free night w/o kids for me, so going home was a waste of free time. It seemed kind of late to start assisting, so I chose staying to observe. As I reentered the room, I looked quickly for a free spot to sit and watch. There was nothing in an area that would be out of the way of yogis practicing. So, I chose to go gentle and rejoin class. The rest of my practice was good, and fun. But I wonder how sore my abs will be tomorrow.