It's not a Soap of course, just practice, each one following the next.
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Updated: The way back - Six weeks off regular practice...Manju looming ever larger
But narratives can be useful sometimes, artificial as they are. I've had a few people get in touch already and say they tooallowed their practice to slip for one reason another and are either struggling to get it back or have been wanting to start.
Home practice can be hard, shala practice too but if you can get to the shala, a big IF I know, perhaps your half way there, harder perhaps to bail in a crowded room, nowhere to hide.
In some ways it's easier practicing at home, don't have to get dressed, get in the car to drive to the shala. No thoughts of being judged by anyone other than ourselves (I'm sure you KNOW your not but can imagine it playing on the mind)....I don't know of course not being a shala Ashtanga, tell me in comments perhaps how it was for you coming back to the Shala, your Way back.
The thought struck me this morning that I was so glad it was summer, wouldn't like to have to try to rebuild my practice in winter.
Another thought struck me yesterday, how closely related our practice and our discipline is in Ashtanga, we lose one the other is threatened. As my practice slipped I allowed my discipline to slip also, little by little.
Will be ready for that next time....I hope.
Want to write more on that but haven't figured the way into the post yet.
Monday 8th June
Went into this one planning on practicing up to Navasana, that's the plan for the week, come back slowly
Sury's were the same as yesterday, see the video on yesterdays post.
Standing was better, felt more committed to the postures this morning. If I'm going to practice I'm going to do each one by the numbers, focus on alignment, protect myself, don't want to risk pulling a muscle after having not practiced for so long.
Loosened up enough by Pachimottanasana to go for a straight leg jump through rather than Sharath's hop, went well. Joy in Purvottanasana as the sun played down my body. Knowing I was only practicing up to navasana I could milk it a little, take my time, engage a little more not worry too much about conserving energy.
Also I was sweating a LOT it was 83 in the home shala, might have thought it a problem if I was doing a full practice, half a practice I was happy to sweat.
A few twinges, especially in Mari A with the right knee bent and Baddha padmasana too curiously enough, went straight into yoga mudra. Feel like the illiac crest is pushing right up into where ever that (those) Kidney stones happen to be hanging out, come on boys, time to move on, leave the nest.
Took three breaths a posture in the inverted/shoulderstand postures from finishing rather than the one breath from yesterday, want the Kidney stone to go DOWN but surely a handful of breaths inverted wont make too much of a difference.
Pranayama, meditation.....Nice practice.
It should be a nice practice, it's early in the week, expecting a crash around Thursday this week or the next.
See previous post
Updated: The way back - Six weeks off regular practice...Manju looming ever larger
But narratives can be useful sometimes, artificial as they are. I've had a few people get in touch already and say they tooallowed their practice to slip for one reason another and are either struggling to get it back or have been wanting to start.
Home practice can be hard, shala practice too but if you can get to the shala, a big IF I know, perhaps your half way there, harder perhaps to bail in a crowded room, nowhere to hide.
In some ways it's easier practicing at home, don't have to get dressed, get in the car to drive to the shala. No thoughts of being judged by anyone other than ourselves (I'm sure you KNOW your not but can imagine it playing on the mind)....I don't know of course not being a shala Ashtanga, tell me in comments perhaps how it was for you coming back to the Shala, your Way back.
The thought struck me this morning that I was so glad it was summer, wouldn't like to have to try to rebuild my practice in winter.
Another thought struck me yesterday, how closely related our practice and our discipline is in Ashtanga, we lose one the other is threatened. As my practice slipped I allowed my discipline to slip also, little by little.
Will be ready for that next time....I hope.
Want to write more on that but haven't figured the way into the post yet.
Monday 8th June
Went into this one planning on practicing up to Navasana, that's the plan for the week, come back slowly
Sury's were the same as yesterday, see the video on yesterdays post.
Standing was better, felt more committed to the postures this morning. If I'm going to practice I'm going to do each one by the numbers, focus on alignment, protect myself, don't want to risk pulling a muscle after having not practiced for so long.
Loosened up enough by Pachimottanasana to go for a straight leg jump through rather than Sharath's hop, went well. Joy in Purvottanasana as the sun played down my body. Knowing I was only practicing up to navasana I could milk it a little, take my time, engage a little more not worry too much about conserving energy.
Also I was sweating a LOT it was 83 in the home shala, might have thought it a problem if I was doing a full practice, half a practice I was happy to sweat.
A few twinges, especially in Mari A with the right knee bent and Baddha padmasana too curiously enough, went straight into yoga mudra. Feel like the illiac crest is pushing right up into where ever that (those) Kidney stones happen to be hanging out, come on boys, time to move on, leave the nest.
Took three breaths a posture in the inverted/shoulderstand postures from finishing rather than the one breath from yesterday, want the Kidney stone to go DOWN but surely a handful of breaths inverted wont make too much of a difference.
Pranayama, meditation.....Nice practice.
It should be a nice practice, it's early in the week, expecting a crash around Thursday this week or the next.
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