Ashtanga is a sloooooow process

So it is taking me forever to learn supta kurmasana. I find it interesting how annoyed I can get at not "getting" the pose.

Somedays I am able to grab both hands and put my legs crossed in front of me, with the help of an instructor of course, but then other days I am not even close, no matter how hard I try.

Yesterday I asked Greg as he was helping me bend over my knees after the drop-backs, "Does the primary series ever stop hurting?" Yes, he said, then "other things" start hurting...