Stretch and unwind

De-stress
Originally uploaded by purrplechick.

So, it's been a pretty stressful and tense last few days/weeks. It's been quite hard on the mind, body and soul to be honest. It's surprising how tense you can get without even realising it, and the first you know of it is when you suddenly realise you're all crunched up and knotted.

Thankfully, the one situation we were most worried about has been removed (here one moment and gone the next, almost as if a magic wand had been waved). Of course, jack's still not 100% but we're still working on that.

So today I did a yoga class again for the first time in months - possibly 2 years. I've been trying to do some in the house but it's hard to be disciplined, especially when a large black labrador thinks it's a game and either drops his ball on your stomach or lies on the mat in front of you, just where you need to put your hands next.

The class was pretty hard going as it's been so long since I went, but boy do I feel good now! My muscles feel alive again, my shoulders have dropped, my neck has lengthened, my lower back no longer aches and my breathing is better. It's amazing what a good stretch can achieve.