Mysore is back on the timetable. It was great! Hahahaha…and I was thinking of not going anymore because I couldn’t get back into the groove with a different teacher. Well..today worked out very well. Supta K is still left unadjusted..mostly..but other than that I think I am getting back the dropbacks and standing up bit. Still WAY wobbly..but at least I can feel my legs working to bring me up.
Handstands have been really good for me lately. I can balance for a few breaths now. But I have stopped bunny hopping up and instead go up by kicking one leg up first. I find it way more energy saving. However, I do think going up with both feet first teaches much more on bandhas and the weightless feeling when I hit that sweet spot. Kicking up with 1 leg first doesn’t quite do it. Nevermind, will work on it both ways.
Other than that D has been working on getting me to jump back from titthibasana after bhuja and supta K (my pathetic version of it). He gets really anal about those jumpbacks for God knows what reason, so I’ve had to really try hard..but still end up crashing down after bakasana. I told him I will get it next class ..(haha..yah right!;P)
Bhuja was pretty good, I almost hovered today…got down to my chin an inch from the floor..and couldn’t believe it myself..so I dropped my head down. I’m going to try this out again tomorrow and see if it was a fluke. And yep I got back up as well into titthibasana. Yay!
I also remembered to do my intermediate poses today…yes..I’m quite a dummy and tend to forget to do them. D obviously didn’t see me do them though, because he asked me if I actually did them. Too bad..I was hoping that he was going to add something new today, since I was so pleased with myself, I thought I deserved a new pose;)
After class, as I was walking back to my car and in the drive back home, I couldn't stop thinking that I seem to have stopped having those aches and pains that used to be a staple of mysore class for me. When I started mysore back in August last year, after every class I'd have lower back pains, knee pains, collarbone pains (from being tied up into supta K) and a myriad amount of other stuff. Lately, its just stopped..for some reason it just hit me today that I must have managed to open up some stuff to finally not have to endure all that. Then again I suppose when new poses do come, I might be back in the same situation again. But I guess that was one of the reasons I felt really good in practice today, it isn't so achey anymore. And I don't feel as tired anymore...It took me 9 months to get to this point..and it feels great!;)
Oh yes, and one more little detail. I dedicated my practice today, right after the opening mantra. I just stood there, closed my eyes and dedicated my practice to all the important people in my life and all the teachers who have taught me, and who will teach me in the future. It felt much more meaningful somehow;)
edit: I'd like to add I just realised 31 May was a moonday..full moon. Maybe thats why I was so energised! Yepp..I don't really observe moondays...but this was quite interesting too feel the difference.
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