Bike to Work Day

Today is Bike to Work Day. May is Bike to Work Month. See http://www.sfbike.org/ for more info about it, or for biking inspiration.

Last night I enjoyed Dina's class very much. There was someone in the class who mentioned his lower back pain. Dina seemed to think his one-sided lower back pain was his SI joint (sacro-iliac joint is where the sacrum connects to the hip bones in the middle of each side of the lower back). She focused a lot of the class on lower back pain, and showed us exercises to counter the effects of sitting at a desk all day. Early on in the class we practiced Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Big Toe Pose), which are great hamstring stretches. This was a great stretch for me, and something I have wanted to practice more often, so it was great to have the chance to be instructed so gently and thoroughly through the different stretch positions.