Friday! That means days 1-5 have blown by. The last day I got a full Ashtanga practice in was Wednesday's Primary/Intermediate practice- but my energy and body would most likely fall off my bones if I kept up my personal practice as we have advanced through the complete Primary Series minus Setu Bandasana. Today we each practiced and taught Primary through navasana and then finishing sequence.
It is very hard to not teach from the mat. I often times find myself having to hold back on comments and corrections. Mistakes are okay.
We also went over chanting- I apparently have A) been saying the Sanskrit wrong and B) it is okay as long as you are saying it from the heart and with integrity. Also call and response will be initiated! Look out Mysore class- changes are a coming.
Got some awesome one-on-one help from David for my bound headstand. My problems are all in my head.....(haha) So basically I am all good in the foundation, the strength and the flexibility and control to do it- I just think I can't. But I found about 10 solid breaths of balance in headstand. When I asked about my back and if a banana was there- he said not to worry about it for now- get up there find balance and then work from there on aesthetics.
Rewind to Thursday-
Let's see highlights included seeing Broms, a friend from college, playing stump, drinking home brews (hard cider, grapefruit beer and orange cardamom beer), eating grilled pizza and having a delicious dinner with Angelika at the Skinny Pancake a creperie in town.
Angelika and I also attempted to see a free concert in the park but ended up doing yoga poses on a rock wall above Lake Champlain. Yes, I have pictures- I don't not have my camera cord though.
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