Cryptic & short on time
Posted in ashtanga yoga on 01/24/2008 06:41 am by karenWhen Hokaku yelled, ‘Wake up!” in the midst of zazen, he meant the physical, too. And it’s not a melting away so much as straight through.
This morning: palate/moolabandha link clicks in.
The motion of the breath.
In asana, using the curled tongue to access that deep “just spine,” and limbs go off the radar. The sequence, the automaticity takes care of that. Even the muscles are subtracted.
Conscious of the spot where spine meets head. Lots of “noise” there.
All of the poses, the configurations, the shapes, are just opportunities for the spine.
Like a microwave oven, cooking from the inside ==> out.
It was easy to stay on this train of experience through the first half of primary. Later poses had much more static.
Earplugs are a huge cheat. But I like to hear what’s going on in there.
Sirsasana: feels like a great way to push my head back on.
Being conscious in words is a blessing and a curse –
sorts out info, but mediates experience.