I had a splendid practice this morning. I followed the twisting sequence in Gary's book, and it totally unwrenched my hips and low back. My stomach also feels a little less massive. I learned the value of props today as well--in Baradvajasana, there was no way that my arm was reaching behind my back to grab my foot! I struggled with it for a little while until I realized that Jeanne has a strap and a block! So I dutifully looped the strap around my foot and grabbed the tail end of that, while placing the block on my other side to rest my hand on. Bliss! I was able to do the twist without being distracted by my odd shape or my inflexibility. Even though I started in Iyengar, I guess I never really got the message that props expand your range of postures because they extend your limbs and make up for your inflexibility before you can become flexible enough to do lots of different things!
In short: I shouldn't ignore props just because I'm 21 and don't think I need them, because I do.
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