changing seasons

 i can really tell my Bikram practice is affected during seasonal changes. i think that i forget that changes in the season result in changes in the body. in memphis, when spring delivers a significantly higher humidity level, you have to drink more water and get more electrolytes to keep up in Bikram's torture chamber. i was apparently dehydrated and working out a lot of school related stress yesterday during class. 

it was a very challenging class. there were 55 people in our class used to about 30. Lori even asked, "Is it a holiday or something?"

i began the black out process somewhere in the standing series. eagle seemed to be the beginning of the problem.... i'm blaming in on the concentration of twisting like ropes. once we got to poses with slight inversion- standing separate leg stretching specifically, the blackness went away and i could hear again. blast you electrolytes! savasana was even surprisingly exhausting. i had a very strong floor series despite the shaky start. even locust (salabasana) was not so bad. my elbow did make a nice snap sound but it seemed to be releasing something as opposed to being painful.

i suspect as the season change completes practice will become easier and less likely to put me into sensory deprivation mode. it is all just a part of the process that your body goes through. it is different every day and your practice will be different each day as well.