Comments on: Turmeric, Educating my toes, Acceptance

By: joy

joy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:32:57 +0000

I feel creaky throughout those vinyasas sometimes, too. I’m trying to decide if it depends on what I’ve eaten, because other times I feel more oiled up, if that makes sense.

This post is so funny and dear! Flapping in the breeze… that gave me a big laugh, too!

By: grimmly

grimmly — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:36:14 +0000

Intermediate, like going off road. Oh yeah, was nodding all through that bit, full of potholes the 2nd.

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:33:53 +0000

Vanessa, I was just cracking up about that too! Seems like there’s a lot more possibility for looking foolish in 2nd. But I still love it! And I don’t care how much flapping I have to do to learn something! You could always tell yourself that you’re practicing for the exit out of Bhairavasana.

I feel sore in the vinyasas between dhanurasana through ustrasana. It’s not a lasting sore, like a strain, it’s more the intensity of the back being in one position and then having to creak back into another position. I feel it most after the dhanurasanas, then again (BIG TIME) after Kapo. It’s like my body has to come out of the back bend in slow mo before I believe it’s capable of the vinyasa (but, of course it is). I do have to say, though, that over time it’s gotten much much better. And it forces me to hold mula bandha to protect my back.

By: V

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:45:22 +0000

“with my left leg behind my head and the right one flapping in the breeze”

Thanks Karen, for the first really loud laugh of the day.