32 Week Yoga Practice - My Experience Till 8th Week

In the month of January I started the 32 week practice which is a course as per Iyengar Yoga. I am practicing at home and want to experiment and see for myself the progress I make and its effects. Today I started the 9th week of the practice. Till 7th week I was practicing regularly and making good progress.

8th Week Update
The practice is more challenging and I am now struggling to do the new poses as precisely and freely as the previous poses. Till the seventh week number of poses were 13 and I used to practice them in two rounds.

Eight week introduced 3 more poses and with it brought new challenges which I found difficult. Although it seems that only three new poses were introduced but at a practical level these three poses bring more pressure on the legs. As a consequence I decided that I would only be practicing one round of the poses which make the practice easier.

The three new poses which were new in the 8th week are :

Virbhadra Asana 3 (Warrior Pose 3)
This is a pose which I have practiced earlier and written on it earlier. Only difference is it was not practiced along with so many poses. When you practice some many poses together it is difficult to have enough strength for all the poses in the beginning poses.

Ardh Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose)
In this pose the buttock muscles are also stretched which I never imagine was possible to do. Hopefully at the end of this course I will have stronger butts :)



Therefore I decided that I will practice the 8th week course for 2 weeks which was till yesterday.

Effects of 8 Weeks of Practice
The major effect has been on the stamina which has increased a lot and I am feeling fitter. I have also reduced fat on my abdomen and the sides of the stomach. My chest is having a better shape. Since my childhood I used to have weak legs but now my legs are gaining more muscles and beginning to get a good shape.

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