Getting back to Basics..

I've not updated my blog for a loonnnggg while. So here's the latest on what I'm up to practice wise.

I've recently lost some interest in making progress in my poses..I think its gotto do with not having a permanent teacher to go to, my wrist injury and general laziness. Nevertheless, I've still been practising..and my recent focus has been on getting a few things right.

I realised that most people who had a strong practice usually had a great chaturanga..something I can't quite claim to have. I've never really spent a lot of time analysing my chaturanga, until I looked at myself in the mirror and noticed that unlike those people with the "strong" practice, I don't usually have that nice 90 degree angle with the arms. Now I've heard conflicting advice from my teachers...some said bring the chest close to the floor, don't bother bout the arms..some have said keep the elbows right above the wrists etc.


I've been spending lots of time doing that, and I think it now looks reasonably 90 degrees (my arms)..and I think its working my abs a lot more. I hope that this extra effort will help with my bandha building...The one thing that is very helpful for me when lowering down is to concentrate on pushing forward slightly with my toes. This article was extremely helpful...

http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/208