I have experienced pain with my practice in the past and I am going through it again. In the past the pain has always occurred right before my body has opened or I have been really working a particular posture. This time it is Supta kormasana. This is an all encompassing posture that is a killer. Before getting to Mysore I really believed that I would never get this posture and I was OK with that. Then Sharath (my teacher) stopped me on it in Primary series, which was surprising as I really believed that I just couldn't do the posture. So, it forced me to focus on it. Now doing it a few times each practice to really focus on it. The pain has been building all week. So, I can look at this as a positive thing and hope that it means that my body is opening. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
The only problem with all of this opening pain is that there is no telling how long it will actually last. It could be a week, or months. We will just have to surrender and see where it takes me, trying to always remember that it isn't about the postures.
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- Samantha Fiona Lucas
- Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
- In Mysore, India again practicing at AYRI. I am here until April 8th 2010.
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1 comment:
I have always been a huge fan of your work. This one too is equally awesome. Message has been received loud and clear.
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