It just goes to show..

that you can't force anything to happen, if it is not yet time to happen...

Erm..I'm talking about my jumpbacks...and the sore wrists I've been getting since getting obsessive about them. I guess I should have known better than to keep subjecting the poor wrists to repeated strain..jumping back, jumping through..and the other stuff I've been doing to work on vinyasa.

I've had to skip teaching one of my more strenous classes, missed out on going to J's shala, while I was down there, and modify my own practice at home so that I skip the chatturangas and plop down on the floor on my belly instead. Its a real bummer, but it does teach me to pay more attention to my body and not treat it like crap.

I reckon I've got to keep up my modifications for a while..maybe a few weeks to get the wrist (right side) back to normal. Its not really killing me, but there is a persistent achy feel to it both during and after practice, and I reckon that can't be good.

I skipped mysore last Thursday, cos I was in Singapore for work. Wouldn't have been much of a point going anyhow, since I'm a little handicapped with the wrist anyway.

At home, I've been able to still do a modified practice either on my fists, or just not taking much weight in the hands when the wrist is in extension. I think I tend to lean my shoulders too far forward when jumping back which puts the wrist into more than a 90 degree extension. So I've had to cut that all out for now.

My leg behind head is getting seriously better lately. I reckon its because since J taught me to get into supta k via dwipada, I've put in a lot more effort in doing ekapada each practice and sitting for a while there, before attempting to put myself into it. I still can't do it on my own, though I did it while I was at the shala. I have to admit that being in a mysore class, especially with J teaching, seems to allow me to do some seriously difficult things easily. Only problem is that once I'm practising again on my own, I lose whatever it is I could do in front of him. I must REALLY be an exhibitionist or something...

I really think that my bandhas are stronger lately, even if my arms and wrists might not be. I can feel a lot more ease in all sorts of stuff that involve them, lifting up, floating back (from standing only..not sitting, headstands. Its all thanks to practice and more practice. Nothing really works except consistent effort I guess. I'm waiting for the day when I can consistently nail my jumpbacks instead of miraculously being able to jump back a few times, and then lose it altogether.

Thats all I have to say this time around..hopefully by my next post, the wrist would have improved..