See my previous post for background to this arc
Updated: The Way Back (to practice) - 3 ASHTANGABOTS
Now if you want some serious 'WAY BACK' blog posts, take a trip over to
The Journey of my practice
Kevin is an Ashtanga hero of mine,
take a look at this post from May this year, it has X-ray pictures of his busted up arm and shoulder
Subscapularis
This one from back in February around the time he first went back to the shala (includes his modified practice).
Fractured Vinyasa
And this one from December when he first broke his arm.
Broke my arm!
December 7, 2012
"Yoga is over until next year. Walking to work it had started to snow, I slipped over crashing down on my left side".
But that's not the only reason I think of him as an Ashtanga hero, he lives outside London as I do and yet for years has made the trip into the city at the weekend ,often staying in a B and B's to practice at his shala,. He's made it out to Mysore a couple of times too despite his job, as well as workshops and Sharath's world tours etc. Every time I tell myself I can't go to a Shala because I leave out in the sticks I realise that that isn't it at all, it's possible.
Still, this is all about getting back to full practice whatever the reason we end up dropping off the waggon for a while, whether it's broken limbs, illness, a new job, a new baby perhaps or even a new partner and being all loved up for a few months oblivious to anything but our lovers drishti....
The cold has really taken hold but M. brought home an Olbas inhaler (thank-you, thank-you, thank-you x) so I can breath, taking a hit after every subroutine. Practiced up to Navasana again then jumped to finishing. Going to be a shock next week when I start on full practice.
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Noticed a numbness around the crease of my left hip last night, still there this morning too, is that where the Kidney stone is currently hanging out I wonder. Still doesn't hurt as much as I've been expecting, perhaps it's small or of a different kind than I usually get, one of those nice smooth ones would be a blessing.
My own personal Ashtangi pharmacists gave me a hard time for getting a summer cold, hope she doesn't mind me quoting her but it's a good quote
"seriously maaaaan.. a cold in summer time? are you eating lots of fruits? antioxidants stuff? spirulina? I'm keen on this thing called Sambucol Immuno Forte, I take them in winter when i feel like I might be getting a cold or something
If you're feeling tired, take some Floradix (iron and vitamin stuff
think you might need some supplements , build up the immune system a bit
everyone is thinking like an asthangi, im having my pharmacist's hat on".
- hang on....sax on ebay (selling for Manju's TT ) has three minutes to go, one bid from Sydney so far...
Here's the Sambucol, made of berries, what's not to like might see about getting some today and giving it a try.
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Sax sold, always a little sad, this one was a beauty.
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Updated: The Way Back (to practice) - 3 ASHTANGABOTS
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| The Way back |
Now if you want some serious 'WAY BACK' blog posts, take a trip over to
The Journey of my practice
Kevin is an Ashtanga hero of mine,
take a look at this post from May this year, it has X-ray pictures of his busted up arm and shoulder
Subscapularis
This one from back in February around the time he first went back to the shala (includes his modified practice).
Fractured Vinyasa
And this one from December when he first broke his arm.
Broke my arm!
December 7, 2012
"Yoga is over until next year. Walking to work it had started to snow, I slipped over crashing down on my left side".
But that's not the only reason I think of him as an Ashtanga hero, he lives outside London as I do and yet for years has made the trip into the city at the weekend ,often staying in a B and B's to practice at his shala,. He's made it out to Mysore a couple of times too despite his job, as well as workshops and Sharath's world tours etc. Every time I tell myself I can't go to a Shala because I leave out in the sticks I realise that that isn't it at all, it's possible.
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Still, this is all about getting back to full practice whatever the reason we end up dropping off the waggon for a while, whether it's broken limbs, illness, a new job, a new baby perhaps or even a new partner and being all loved up for a few months oblivious to anything but our lovers drishti....
The cold has really taken hold but M. brought home an Olbas inhaler (thank-you, thank-you, thank-you x) so I can breath, taking a hit after every subroutine. Practiced up to Navasana again then jumped to finishing. Going to be a shock next week when I start on full practice.
My own personal Ashtangi pharmacists gave me a hard time for getting a summer cold, hope she doesn't mind me quoting her but it's a good quote
"seriously maaaaan.. a cold in summer time? are you eating lots of fruits? antioxidants stuff? spirulina? I'm keen on this thing called Sambucol Immuno Forte, I take them in winter when i feel like I might be getting a cold or something
If you're feeling tired, take some Floradix (iron and vitamin stuff
think you might need some supplements , build up the immune system a bit
everyone is thinking like an asthangi, im having my pharmacist's hat on".
- hang on....sax on ebay (selling for Manju's TT ) has three minutes to go, one bid from Sydney so far...
Here's the Sambucol, made of berries, what's not to like might see about getting some today and giving it a try.
Sax sold, always a little sad, this one was a beauty.
