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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
Just come back from a terrible yoga class - I won't go to one o that teachers ones again until (if!) I get a lot better. She was very fond of a position called Downward Facing Dog (I heard Diamond Dog, but HM corrected me on the way home). My arms aren't strong enough to hold it for more than 10 seconds, so back on my knees for most of the lesson.
Never mind, there are another 2 instructors so I'll be okay - and I feel better about the first class I took now!
Tomorrow I am going line dancing, and Wednesday to Water Workout. If my swimming costume arrives that is - had to buy it from eBay because the local sports shops don't stock my HUGE size...
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Hey SG, "Downwards facing dog" (often shortened to downwards dog or down dog) is a "resting" position which you will encounter a lot in all yoga classes as it's often used as a "segway" between poses. And you will get better at it. But meanwhile, talk to the instructors ask them for an alternative -they will probably recommend the child pose. But if you keep changing instructors, you'll soon run out of them! 10 seconds is pretty good for a beginner, anyway! Well done you. Just try to see the instructors as allies rather than enemies. And don't see difficulty as failure. Ask for alternatives/help to improve.