I went to the basement today with Carl and Karen’s words of praise and correction front and center, eager to reach the postures to either stand in pride or settle into the pose differently.
The Balancing Stick does make a difference if you look ahead and down, instead of down, and to stretch with your arms and torso forward.
When I came to cobra, I tried hard to do what Carl told me this morning is a reverse push-up. Keeping in mind the compression of the lower back, that that is what our goal is, I even tried to feel the nerves after the release, that Karen talked about.
It way helps to have eyes in our studio, especially eyes of experience yogis. It is amazing, just show them a picture and they can see where I needed help.
Bikram says in his book, “Look up at the ceiling, raise your head, and, using the strength of your back, lift your torso off the floor. Arch the head and torso back as much as possible; at the same time, press the belly button into the floor. The belly button and everything below it stays in contact with the floor.”
It is exciting to bring new hints and corrections to the poses, to help you reach your ultimate goal.
Speaking of ultimate goal, it came to me that I completed one goal, 60-day challenge, only to be still in a much larger challenge.
The challenge to continue on, without a short term prize, without a real numbers game to be competing in, instead just doing this in the morning, as part of my day.
Making it become as Carl said, “like taking a shower.”
As I walked Finn outside along the frozen river, as the crystals coated the trees, it occurred to me, we are always looking for the next challenge, the next quick fix, the next thing to complete or compete in, instead of being in the midst of the river of life, we want it to freeze or finish up.
What is wrong with playing in the flow of yoga, to watch your self change daily or sometimes from pose to pose.
Does there have to be an ending in sight?
What happens if we are instead in an endless yoga challenge?
An endless challenge called daily yoga.
I M Perfect lady 