Off My Ashtanga Pedestal
This morning I decided to go to a hatha yoga class that I had heard about. One of the things that turns me off about most yoga environments is the fact that they are gymlike or in a gym and just not very The Daughtere. Call me crazy and snobby but I like to have asthetic surroundings that fit the groove that yoga is in my life. Well, this is the class that I went to: Nature's Whisper and I really enjoyed it. I won't be switching from asthanga... I find ashtanga to be more spiritual and enjoyable to me but I'm thinking maybe once a week or every other week I might try out this hatha class as a way to slow my mind down and work on my alignment in the postures.
Comments
Julie, after reading your entry about getting your head onto the floor in marichyasana at class, I thought "Hmmm, if Julie can do that, I wonder if I can too??" And you know what? I can't....and I'm not even close, not by a good couple of inches :D I comforted myself by remembering that Dave can't even get into marichyasana, so at least I have some credibility :P You sound as if the fabulous class you've found and the teacher are helping you to reach whole new physical and spiritual dimensions in your practise, which is *wonderful* - congratulations!
Posted by: genj | June 16, 2002 12:08 AM
LOL Gen... Ya know what sucks? Sometimes I'll come home from learning a new pose that I just flat out couldn't get my body into and I'll ask Kevin if he can do it? He nearly always can - bakasana, shoulder stand... he can do them but, like you, I'm comforted by the fact that he couldn't get into lotus if he tried :) LOLOL mhmm..who said yoga wasn't a competitve sport? I'm kidding. I wish Kevin & I could do yoga more often together.
Posted by: Julie | June 17, 2002 1:22 PM