I got bakasana today. Thought I'd better update else I'm really gonna just forget to blog and leave out all the important landmarks...
Not b, just bakasana a of course. D asked me if I thought I could jump into it..and I told him I have NO IDEA HOW....
Recently I figured out how to whip back from tithibasana into a quick bakasana and back to chatturanga when coming out of bhuja and supta k. I think its a bit of cheating, but at least it gets me out of the pose efficiently, instead of being pearched precariously on my arms and not knowing if I can get my hips high enough to jump back from bakasana.
My back was nicely open today and getting my heels in kapotasana was really easy, my backbends have been behaving well lately..I hope it stays that way.
I think I will be taking John Scott's class after all..have to see if my allowance is coming though..heehhee..will update later..;)
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Lazy blogger I am..
I figure I'd better update my blog..its been a while I reckon...
I've just started teaching in a new studio..its a beautiful place..very spa like environment, but everything is so new and there still aren't a lot of people who've signed up at the place..so thats not a whole lot of classes going on. Hope it'll pick up soon.
On to practice. Pretty good going. I can do supta vajrasana holding on to my toes now with D's help...although I still lose my grip sometimes. I've also managed to jump up into a handstand with both legs and control recently, though I don't know what I've been doing to help that develop. Coming down is still crash and burn, I can't control the descent at all, except when I drop 1 leg at a time.
My Supta k hasn't been up to scratch now for a few weeks. I think its got to do with the fact I've too many poses to do and I don't put enough time into holding the poses that lead up to supta k...my hips are less open and translates into big probs with the binding. So I've had to practice eka pada again recently which always helps open my hips for supta k..I slip it in when I get out of kurmasana, insted of doing supta k.
There's not a whole lot more to say, backbends are fine, except bhekasana because for some reason find it really hard to bring my feet close to the floor. My quads must be really tight..although I don't think it has ever affected my backbending..gotto concentrate on supta virasana more often I guess...
Thats about it..contemplating taking John Scott's 30 hour intensive come March next year, but its expensive and would mean I need to make some sacrifices...gotto weigh up the pros and cons of giving up clothes, shoes and beauty treatments for a while..haven't decide yet though..
I've just started teaching in a new studio..its a beautiful place..very spa like environment, but everything is so new and there still aren't a lot of people who've signed up at the place..so thats not a whole lot of classes going on. Hope it'll pick up soon.
On to practice. Pretty good going. I can do supta vajrasana holding on to my toes now with D's help...although I still lose my grip sometimes. I've also managed to jump up into a handstand with both legs and control recently, though I don't know what I've been doing to help that develop. Coming down is still crash and burn, I can't control the descent at all, except when I drop 1 leg at a time.
My Supta k hasn't been up to scratch now for a few weeks. I think its got to do with the fact I've too many poses to do and I don't put enough time into holding the poses that lead up to supta k...my hips are less open and translates into big probs with the binding. So I've had to practice eka pada again recently which always helps open my hips for supta k..I slip it in when I get out of kurmasana, insted of doing supta k.
There's not a whole lot more to say, backbends are fine, except bhekasana because for some reason find it really hard to bring my feet close to the floor. My quads must be really tight..although I don't think it has ever affected my backbending..gotto concentrate on supta virasana more often I guess...
Thats about it..contemplating taking John Scott's 30 hour intensive come March next year, but its expensive and would mean I need to make some sacrifices...gotto weigh up the pros and cons of giving up clothes, shoes and beauty treatments for a while..haven't decide yet though..
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