Archive for June 26th, 2009

Supta kurmasana clavicle returns!

Posted in ashtanga yoga on 06/26/2009 05:21 pm by karen

Gah! The pain of learning supta kurmasana is back! You know, that horrifying clavicle pain? Yup.

I know where this is from: dwi pada sirsasana. And yoga nidrasana. But especially dwi pada. I totally felt it today when I had my left leg back and then pulled my right leg up — whatever inward rotation I’m doing to tuck my right arm through and shove my shoulder under the leg is OWIE!

MM pointed out that I have to push my chest forward and extend through the lower back. Yeah. You know, generally I’m more likely to kinda internally rotate inward and get more concave through the front body. Especially when I’m stressed.

So this is turning into a psychological event: have to keep my spirits up during practice, or else I retreat to the inward-folding.

No matter what, though, post-practice I’m a cheerful little creature.

Slow and steady. Slow and steady…