Wow! My practice today was awesome. It was the first time I really felt that anything I read during the last two weeks sunk in. I started my new set of asanas today. The new group essentially incorporates those from the old group with two new and more challenging poses thrown in: Reverse Triangle and a forward bend where my legs are spread really wide and my head rests on the floor. The latter felt AWESOME. The former was very difficult for me to get into since I have difficulty with both triangle and twists. I decided to take it easy on myself for the first time, especially since I tried it out at first and almost fell in a bad way. So I put my big toe against the wall and used a block for my hand to rest on. The first side was a little tricky since I didn't know what I was doing, but on the second side I concentrated on keeping my back foot planted firmly on the ground and shifting the weight in my front thigh towards the side opposite my stretch. I found a modicum of stability! I have eons to go in the pose, but I really feel like I am starting to "get it." I know I can.
Faith.
Instead of questioning myself because of the physical excuses I think I have, I just went ahead and tried it. It helps to have a course of action laid out by a guru that I can follow. Of course, I won't go as far to injure myself, but I don't think that I otherwise would have inclued such an asana in my practice. After that, parsvattonasana was a BREEZE. I have never been able to to that pose so well. Here's to opening up my hips and my confidence!
On another good note, I started seriously working on my essay for grad school today. Instead of sitting there staring at the computer screen getting frustrated with myself, I managed to get out the better part of two pages and take a shower in three hours! The sheer brainpower alone that those simple tasks used to require were ridiculous! Now I have faith in myself that I can accomplish these things. I know I can. I was only a lazy slob because I thought I was a lazy slob, then I would feel guilty about it, which turned me into more of a lazy slob. No more!
I'm getting there.
My reading today was the third chapter in Human Technology. So far, I'm not that that that impressed. A lot of the text seems to be filler around a few mediocre (and certainly not original) concepts. I'll keep reading, though. Tomorrow I'm set to go to class, so we'll see what there is to see!
Oh, and one more thing. I've solved my triangle problem, I think. Before, I was putting way too much pressure on my front foot in the pose. Now I've learned to tighten the back knee and engage my inner thigh to really find some stability in the pose so I don't have to tense my hips up and therefore strain my front knee and ankle. It feels SO much better.
Now I am officially signing out to wait for Zack to get home. Namaste!!!!!
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