Day 34 (Sept 11, 2012)
Let's just skip over Day 34. I did.
Day 35 (Sept 12, 2012)
Mysore class complete with teacher. And a zillion students. Pretty much every available space was taken. I ended up in front of the fire exit door, next to a bump-out wall, which forced me into the centre part of the room.
Inconspicuous I was not. Too bad I wasn't the model yogini of grace and strength, an inspiration for all. Instead, if anyone was watching (which I'm sure they were not), they saw a sweaty lumpy woman trying to hold her toes.
Yes, hold my toes!!! I'm onto the standing positions! How exciting!
I am shocked at how afraid I am. Of everything new. I have to convince myself I am fine, I can do whatever. When I bent over, sliding my hands under my feet for the second pose in the Standing Sequence, I was afraid my hamstrings were going to sproing! out of my legs and roll up like curly ribbon. I pretended/thought it hurt (which was my fear, not an actual physiological response) and came out of the pose. I went right back into it again, and held it longer, but I was still a wee bit afraid. I'm afraid I can't do it, that I'll hurt myself, that I'm crazy for even trying.
Am I going to be like this for every new pose?
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