Self practice today. My triangle pose was abominable! My kneecaps lock and bending seems impossible.
Saturday, 10 November 2012
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Day 93
Added a new pose today - triangle pose. I always thought I was fairly good at this one. Apparently not. The legs twist differently - funny, I always thought it was the torso that twisted. Plus my ribs stick up.
Finally got one foot in the air for handstand. The 90' angle with the feet on the wall was torture. Next week I go for the full upside down effect.
Finally got one foot in the air for handstand. The 90' angle with the feet on the wall was torture. Next week I go for the full upside down effect.
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Day 63 & Day 64
Day 63
Zip. Had prior appointment.
Day 64
There are days when you throw back the covers and are happy to climb out of bed. This was one of them. It might've had something to do with the nightmare involving swirling deadly whirlpools, little boys and the attraction children feel for water.
At any rate, I leapt out of bed, eager for my Mysore practice. Nothing new, but I can feel myself growing stronger. More graceful, no.
Zip. Had prior appointment.
Day 64
There are days when you throw back the covers and are happy to climb out of bed. This was one of them. It might've had something to do with the nightmare involving swirling deadly whirlpools, little boys and the attraction children feel for water.
At any rate, I leapt out of bed, eager for my Mysore practice. Nothing new, but I can feel myself growing stronger. More graceful, no.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Day 62
After 2 weeks away, I was both eager and a teeny bit afraid to get back on my mat again. The only bits of yoga I had done while I was away were a couple of legs-up-the-wall poses and some roll-the-golf-ball-under-the-foot warm-ups.
My arms trembled holding the plank pose for the 5 breathes in each of the 10 sequences of Sun Salutation A. The 5 Sun Salutation Bs were awkward and ungraceful. (Nothing that 5 years of practicing won't cure.) My towel kept shifting creating lumps under my feet.
For me, the best part is still the upside down poses of headstand and handstand. They gladden my heart as nothing else does.
My arms trembled holding the plank pose for the 5 breathes in each of the 10 sequences of Sun Salutation A. The 5 Sun Salutation Bs were awkward and ungraceful. (Nothing that 5 years of practicing won't cure.) My towel kept shifting creating lumps under my feet.
For me, the best part is still the upside down poses of headstand and handstand. They gladden my heart as nothing else does.
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Day 48
This is my last Mysore class for a couple of weeks. I have morning commitments, my instructor will be away, blah, blah, blah.
The new warm-ups work very well. After torturing my foot with the golf ball (not quite so torturous anymore), then half-standing on the sandbag while leaning forward, then leg lifts on my back with the strap around my heel, my legs are more flexible and less strained. The 10 Sun Salutations A (holding plank for 5 breaths), and the 5 Sun Salutations B (no holding) are getting easier, although sweat still drips off me and onto the mat (ick!). In the toe-hold and palms-under-feet poses, I am not fighting fear as much (teeny tiny bit), for which I am grateful.
Having the headstand and handstand at the end is absolutely the most fun imaginable. The world would be a less pompous place if everyone did them and viewed their lives from that ridiculous angle.
The new warm-ups work very well. After torturing my foot with the golf ball (not quite so torturous anymore), then half-standing on the sandbag while leaning forward, then leg lifts on my back with the strap around my heel, my legs are more flexible and less strained. The 10 Sun Salutations A (holding plank for 5 breaths), and the 5 Sun Salutations B (no holding) are getting easier, although sweat still drips off me and onto the mat (ick!). In the toe-hold and palms-under-feet poses, I am not fighting fear as much (teeny tiny bit), for which I am grateful.
Having the headstand and handstand at the end is absolutely the most fun imaginable. The world would be a less pompous place if everyone did them and viewed their lives from that ridiculous angle.
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