Only 30 minutes of practice! That's it! Oh dear. But he is so right, he knows me, has seen me through the whole thing and the best part is that even though I look at him with darting eyes, James knows best, and it is working. Only 30 minutes and now I have a daily uninterrupted practice. Again. Returning. Thank you!
I only got to Utitta Hasta. THAT is humbling. When I am in it, after I pulled the hair up and rolled the mat and went to it breathing and concentrated, then I feel invinsible.
But I know that trying to get it all in at once is murder. It will stop me with a nose bleed or a debilitating day. So there is no invinsibility at all, there is me being very human.
When I tried practicing all out, and went to the marichasanas, then I would have to pay with days of bed again, or tremendous pain in the arms. Not fun.
I am completely humbled, and surendered to it all, come what may, I am grateful the beginning of primary series is coming back and I am feeling better.
Re-membering the practice I notice so many things. For example, how the fundamentals of the standing sequence apply to everything else that comes after it. There are twists, there are leg strengthening poses, arm strengthening, opening of the back of the body, stretching of the neck, stretching of often-neglected muscles like those of the buttocks. So much attention goes into it. There is so much intelligence behind the primary series, I am awed.
The first two paragraphs I wrote on Monday. Yesterday, Wednesday, I practiced 38 minutes, and finished the standing sequence. That is instead of 35 minutes as prescribed by Dr. James... oh well. Good thing today is a moon day...
I only got to Utitta Hasta. THAT is humbling. When I am in it, after I pulled the hair up and rolled the mat and went to it breathing and concentrated, then I feel invinsible.
But I know that trying to get it all in at once is murder. It will stop me with a nose bleed or a debilitating day. So there is no invinsibility at all, there is me being very human.
When I tried practicing all out, and went to the marichasanas, then I would have to pay with days of bed again, or tremendous pain in the arms. Not fun.
I am completely humbled, and surendered to it all, come what may, I am grateful the beginning of primary series is coming back and I am feeling better.
Re-membering the practice I notice so many things. For example, how the fundamentals of the standing sequence apply to everything else that comes after it. There are twists, there are leg strengthening poses, arm strengthening, opening of the back of the body, stretching of the neck, stretching of often-neglected muscles like those of the buttocks. So much attention goes into it. There is so much intelligence behind the primary series, I am awed.
The first two paragraphs I wrote on Monday. Yesterday, Wednesday, I practiced 38 minutes, and finished the standing sequence. That is instead of 35 minutes as prescribed by Dr. James... oh well. Good thing today is a moon day...
Happy Moon Day, Claudia!
ReplyDeleteClaudia, do you know matthew sweeney's moon sequence?
ReplyDeleteA very good alternative to primary series when you don't have much energy, try it, it may help.
Happy moon ay to you too Aimee!!
ReplyDeleteAnon yes I am familiar with Sweeney's moon sequence, had not even thought about it... but I am fine with returning to primary for now...
It's nice to see you coming back, slowly but surely. Feeling good energy from your posts, a new level of insight and maturity.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anon! :-)
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