Kapotasana, August 2020
I’m happy with my schedule. 5 times a week I practice second series. Back bending asanas are almost the first asanas of the middle part of the second series. I still feel fresh and not exhausted at that time, after perhaps 30 minute of practicing. I feel strong enough to hold the asanas and I feel strong enough to repeat asanas. Some additional exercises develop strength, others. flexibility. I can feel how I progress. I take care that I move correctly. Tiny awkward movements and my SI joint is complaining.
When I’m in the above position I don’t try to push my hands against the wall to get out of the pose. The legs shall do the work. I move the hands away from the wall only a tiny bit and then I move the hips forward. It will become more challenging the deeper I can get into the pose. Repetition helps me to get deeper into the pose. But I also want to get out of it, the same way I got into the pose. The vinyasa are another chapter.
Challenges are learning opportunities.
One learns to understand the body.
Yet it’s also on opportunity to develop discipline and stamina.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow.