A few days ago, in hot vinyasa class, my teacher Marko, who I am obsessed with, because his name is Marko, was all OKAY SO IF YOU ANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE A YOGI HEADSTAND PRACTICE, YOU CAN GO AHEAD INTO IT.

Now, shit like this always makes me jealous because, NO, I don’t HAVE a yogi headstand practice but now that you mention it, I CAN’T THINK OF A SINGLE THING I WANT MORE. IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

I’m usually too shy to be like hey, I have no idea how to do that but can you help me?

But the other day, Marko came right over to me and was like, feel like giving it a shot?

And I was like YES, TEACH ME MASTER.

And he was like OKAY! So first you want to balance your knees on your bent triceps…

And oh, how we all laughed.

I can’t balance much on my bent triceps, people. My triceps, like most women’s triceps, are not exactly my strongest attribute. HOWEVER, P90X has freaking been CRUSHING THOSE and when I tried to move my knee to my tricep, it STAYED THERE. And then the OTHER ONE DID.

WHILE I WAS BALANCING ON MY HEAD, RIGHT? ‘CUZ IT’S A *HEAD*STAND OH MY GOD DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU PEOPLE?!

So, then Marko told me to “suck it in” and then try to raise my legs off my triceps.

This was a fail. I think I was too scared. And knees to triceps was the farthest I could go that day.

BUT LAST NIGHT, BEHOLD! After a long run, I decided to try again.

The Roommate kept overhearing random grunts and “MARKO SAID THIS…” and then finally a shriek of I THINK I CAN DO IT!!! and he came running to watch.

This is the result of that encounter.

I think I hold the actual headstand for about .2 seconds.

BUT OH! THE PRIDE. I like how I narrate what Marko has told me as I’m trying to get into it. “Now, Marko said SUCK IT IN…”

Oh, sometimes I think I’m cute.

Other times I think I have SERIOUS problems.

(Both?)

First Ever Successful Yogi Headstand from The Spectrum on Vimeo.

What are you guys doing this weekend!?

I have a twin-free weekend and a late Italian class tomorrow instead of an early one so my plan is to be as lazy as possible. Sunday is Mother’s Day but I have musical improv class so…Rita might have to enjoy my love for her from afar. I DON’T KNOW YET. I’m definitely going to send her a gift. I’m thinking RITAlin.

GET IT?

Sigh.

Sorry.

Anyway, have an amazing weekend you guys! HEADSTAND IT UP! Apparently, it helps with numerous emotional problems! I haven’t experienced anything specific yet but you never know. Maybe randomly this afternoon after I try it again, I will reach Enlightenment.

Or I will just get hungry and go make a smoothie. Which just happened this morning.

(1 banana, 2 Tbsp dark chocolate hemp protein powder, 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed, 3/4 c.ish unsweetened almond milk, ice, copious amounts of peanut butter = Enlightenment.)

OKAY BYE!