Ends of Week 5, Saraswati Shala - Mysore Class

Starts: 5.00 AM
Ends: 6.15 AM

Today I practiced in "economic mode", did a lot of variation and even though the practice was in slow motion for some asanas I shorten the breath.

I felt good and tried no to think about my knee.

At the end before changing the room to do the closing Series, Sarawasti came and asked what I did, I told her Setubandhasana, Urdhva Dhanurasana and Paschimottanasana. She told me from Monday to do the back bending (means dropin back bending).

I am not sure now I really want to do it, tomorrow is the day off and I won't do the same as last week, I will really take a day off, no practice at all. If I have to be assisted during the drop back bending then hopefully I will not be push to do it... So will see on Monday.

After all I really enjoy my practice, it is just that now I have several limitations....

April 14th, 2016 - Improvement

Duration: 1h46

Pranayama, Nauli and Agnisara Kriya: 15 Minutes

Shavasana: 10 Minutes

Asanas practice: 1h26

Asana forgotten: Tryanga Mukha Eka Pada Shirshasana (damned!!)

Improvement: 

• Janu Shirshasana C: Able to do it on both side without any props - Satisfied
• Marychasana A - Grabbing the wrist on both side :-) Happy!

Mind was disturb when I came in the shala. So I decided to start the session with Pranayama and Kriya. It really helps for the practice.

However the Standing series was kind of crap. Could not straighten the legs properly, and had pain in my knee during Ardha Bada Padotanasana.

So then when I came for the sitting postures it was a joyful surprise that the rest of the practice was not too bad.

Did not do any drop backbend but works my hand stand and Shirshasana without the head on the floor. 

It was not the best practice but it was a good one :-)

May 8th, 2016

Morning practice, start at 7.45 AM with meditation and Pranayama.

End of the practice 9.30 AM.

I forgot Purvottanasana….. I realized it when I was going for Sarvangasana.

The connection of Virabhadrasana II to baby Hand stand to chaturanga is still in realization, I am building it. Right now I have absolutely no clue of what it looks like from the outside but from the inside I still feel very heavy.

I started to introduce the Kakasana after Bhujapindasana and Supta Kurmasana and also Upavistha Konasana.

Slowly but surely it is coming.

I don’t feel any pain anywhere when practicing all Suraya Namasakara, I have added 2 so now I start the practice with 7 Sun A and 7 Sun B.

I almost back bend down on my own (with the wall support) but right before touching the floor I came back up and I think I was right because it was really hard to come back on my own… then I did a handstand (or 2) but because of the intensity of the backbend I felt weak, so I stopped it.

Neck not back to 100% so did not even dare the chakrasana.

Shirshasana without the head touching the floor is coming, now I put my mat far from the wall.

It was a good morning practice. This evening I will work my core and hand stand.