Today’s practice was so much better. I am glad I took a day off. My practice was pretty good. Kimberly gave me hard time with my vinyasas in seated postures. She wants me to lift up my big fat ass before going to the push up position. I normally do it the lazy way and move my hands forward and go straight to chataranga. I’m slowly getting more conscious with all the little details of the practice. The whole lift up thing is just frustrating. My upper body is not strong enough to lift the rest of my body. Much of my strength comes from my lower body (all that soccer and basketball as a kid). The reality is that I not only need to strengthen my upper body but I also need to lose weight. Noah assured me that would happen while I’m in India. He joked about drinking tap water while I’m there too. I know I have a long way to go but I’ve noticed a lot of shuttle changes. Practice, practice, practice…all is coming (I need to remind myself).
I received my plane ticket this morning. I know my check cleared last week so I’ve been anticipating my ticket. It’s nice to physically have it. Please wake me up!!! Is it really happening? Next week I apply for my Indian visa. It’s too early to apply this week.
Comments (2)
Jumpbacks and -thrus are funny-peculiar things. A lot of teachers don't seem to talk about them much, i think they think you can't really hurt yourself, or you should figure something out for yourself, or maybe somethin' else going on?
My teachers recently started pushing me to do much better on jump backs and jump throughs, so i started analyzing whether they were teaching to students' strengths or weaknesses, since other people didn't seem to get talked to about this. THen i decided that a teacher needs to watch your practice carefully for a while before they start pushing really hard (verbal instruction-wise), so I think i'm in the steep part of the learning curve now. Also decided to stop watching what they tell other students, it really doesn't matter.
Posted by g | July 29, 2004 5:17 AM
Posted on July 29, 2004 05:17
There's a lot of trust that goes in a teacher-student relationship. I know I can trust Noah & Kimberly so I don't try to over analyze things. I know they're preparing me for Mysore.
I use to have a yoga teacher in South Florida who I thought I trusted. When I look back, I couldn't figure out why I let him get away with the things he did. He was a total dick with a Napoleon complex. Now a days I'm very careful with who I practice with. I've had some bad teachers here in LA too, thats why I drive all the way to Silverlake.
Posted by joey | July 29, 2004 5:26 PM
Posted on July 29, 2004 17:26