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June 30, 2004
Heat heat I love heat
Tonight I drove down to Prana-Yoga to take Kiran's first series class. Since this is going the opposite direction of traffic, I got there in 15 minutes unlike the 40 it takes to get to The Ashtanga Center at that time of day. I'm glad I went... not only did I see an old friend driving down the street but I had a great practice. I think it's the heat. I told Kiran after that I felt like I had some semblance of proficiency tonight... I felt strong and bendy and balanced all at the same time... I even had one single jump through that was absolutely silent. Since we stuck to the series I got to do Garbha Pindasana, a pose often left out of prep classes. It's funny because ever teacher and student I've ever talked to about this asana tells me they must either be very sweaty or bring water... and I can't do this as well when I am sweaty than when I'm totally not. It's like the sweat on my arms gets stuck on my pants and I have to struggle to get my arms through all the way whereas, without sweat, they glide right through to the elbows without struggle. I also seem to have lost whatever edge I had with backbends. I have no ability to even sense getting up on my own now. For awhile I could actually feel it but I think I've regressed. Most promising tonight was the fact that I actually held bakasana for like a split second. Why bakasana is the bane of my existence, I don't know... it's not strength or balance...it's almost like my legs slip off my arms (yes, I realize they should be straight eventually) and it feels like bone against bone...
The other day I was sitting cross legged with the heels of my hands together, elbows turned out and I started wondering why there are so little arm bendies in the practice. By bendies I mean Janu C, for example... moving the ankles in ways most people would not. When I mentioned it to Kiran tonight she told me second series has some... I love that feeling and I'll be interested to see what the postures are when and if I ever get there.
Posted by ashtangagirl at 10:41 PM | Comments (4)