Persistent
Posted in ashtanga yoga on 04/10/2008 11:17 am by karenThe heart opening continues, but isn’t always so pleasant, emotionally. I always miss Scotty when I get up in the morning. He was always first up in the house — and would greet me. Loudly, and persistently. But still. I miss it.
And I miss having him lounge about as I did my practice. I find myself looking over at the back of the couch, but he’s not there.
So practice was fine today. Split: second half of primary, followed by the intermediate poses to supta vajrasana. Then urdhva dhanurasana. A few where I decided to press my arms against the wall and walk my feet in. I know the “rule” is to walk the hands in, but my shoulders are the weak link right now (as in, being immobile), so it made sense to keep them still and walk the feet in, then press deeply into the anchored arms. I always felt like it was the thoracic that needed opening, and now that it’s busting open, it’s back to working into the lumbar a bit. I guess that’s normal, to always be working into one and then the other… without end… 