Hi Christi,
 
I was thinking on the way home this morning after our meeting and realize that since I started doing Yoga and working with you I feel substantially better.    I think this is one of those things that is happening slowly and our conversation this morning spurred me to analyze it a bit more.

1. Joint pain – I have been over at the backbone hiking with my dogs several times during the last couple of weeks (snakes are gone) and my knees feel good.  I realize I can walk down the hill without it really hurting and I fell more stable. There is some uncomfortableness there but not bad…the real test will be something steep and rocky.
   
    
2. Sleep – I always slept pretty well but my sleep is more restful. My body relaxes faster and easier.
   
    
3. Waking up – I am not tippy toeing to the bathroom because my calves are tight….they are still tight but loosen up a lot faster
   
    
4. Energy - it never really was bad but it is better now.
   
    
5. Food cravings – Like I said, I am over the cereal thing. I really could care less if I had beer and if I want to drink I drink wine.   I have also noticed I am much less gassy than I used to be.
   
    
6. My spine feels loose and fluid…I am not exactly sure how to explain this but when I am doing my exercises I can feel it kind of move into position smoothly and easily it isn’t really a crack per-se just kind of sliding around to where it needs to be.
   
    
7. Learning to use my breath and movement to let go…like what happened in Yoga on Sunday where my hips just literally melted into the position.

I realize that this is due to the work you have done with me so thanks!   I know I have a ways to go but I wanted to celebrate where I came from on all of this. So, thank you this is awesome and so are you.   You know I struggled with it for a while, I am so used to forcing or muscling my way through things that this has been a HUGE shift for me.

Lori