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March 22, 2004
Dropping Back...
Tonight's practice started off a bit off kilter because my teacher asked me to move places with someone new to yoga in the class placing me right next to the mirror. I don't like being next to the mirror and not because I find myself staring in vanity but because I find it hard to concentrate when I can see movement of other people, topples in balancing poses, my own shakiness... I realize the dirshti should take care of this but I guess I haven't mastered cutting out the peripheal vision yet. Though it started off a bit off kilter, once I got into the zone I found I was able to really breathe tonight... surprising since I still feel basically like shit and am now fairly convinced (along with the impression of my doctor) that my body isn't converting T4 anymore and I'll likely have to go on a T3 hormone. Things were going good... I even got the coveted "Good job Julie" in Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana (happens to be one of the asanas that this particular teacher is rather tenacious about). I could feel my leg stretching up pretty high... and I love that stretch. We also did Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana which we don't normally do in this prep class but it was GOOOD... really good.. nose to shin, nice stretch and then I did something I read in a book yesterday, I sorta pressed as hard as I could, my lotus leg into my stomach trying to stimulate whatever it was I've forgotten now and it felt REALLY good.. in fact, I could have stayed there for awhile... but alas... time to move on...
Sitting was good... jump throughs were even a little bit more quiet tonight... aha, she says, part of the key is actually engaging your bandhas in the air... but my favorite part... favorite part... ah those backbends... on my first get up off the wall (I know KIRAN..turn your head) I screwed up and twisted... so I decided to punish myself ;) and get down off the wall.. and you know what? I did it and it was easy... I don't know what's been stopping me from doing that all this time... now, if I could find that ease without the wall... I mean, I even let go at the end to put both hands down and I did it quietly... So I feel like I had a relatively good practice.. in fact, tonight I noticed that my Pindasana felt really great.. totally straight, knees as far down as they could go... oh and that stretch!!!!!!!!!
Namaste.
Posted by shanti at 9:18 PM