What he said
Posted in ashtanga, ashtanga yoga, Uncategorized on 03/13/2011 08:18 am by karenYeah, what he said.
I’ve been using the Maehle technique, too. It’s consistent with the principles of deliberate practice.
One of the things I’ve always been amused about, when it comes to deliberate practice, is that it is recognized right up front that deliberate practice is not fun. The whole idea is that you are practicing at the very edge of your capability, which means you won’t be getting the ego-fulfillment of being able to do something easily. Basically, it’s grind, grind, grind, stretch, stretch, stretch. Sounds familiar? 
This morning is led intermediate with Andrew Eppler, who is visiting from Oklahoma.
03/13/2011 at 10:13 pm
Love this…” invest in the process, disregard results.”
ha! yeah, totally.
His description of working on Karanda has worked well for me. Coming down in super slow motion helped me gain strength and control, then eventually I started doing the “Karanda push ups” going down as far as I could and still come back up (often not far). Eventually I got to where I could touch my arms and come back up. (not lately, but I’m getting fired up again!).
The burst of pure energy needed to hoist back up is… unbelievable. I hope to one day do it after more than a tiny touch down. I’m counting on you to have success to motivate me! Come on, Karen, I know you of all people will get this in record time. (oh right, “invest in the process, disregard results.”)
03/15/2011 at 5:08 am
Love your citations, especially the PR article!
03/16/2011 at 6:35 am
the observation that deliberate practice is not fun is useful.
(i show up as either from Seattle or Santa Clara in the traffic feed…)