I was surprised, but I really loved the opening sequence of one-minute downward dog poses followed by one minute standing forward bend poses. This opening sequence was both grounding and inspiring.
Otherwise, I’ve got three words about today’s practice: Too Much Triangle. And, really, I’m a big fan of triangle pose. It is both challenging and comforting. But, I just stopped doing the prescribed number of triangle poses in this practice because they didn’t feel right to me. I also added a child’s pose into the mix and closed my practice with a chanting session.
Perhaps, after years of having a regular home practice, it is just impossible to go back to following instructions when the instruction doesn’t make sense for how I feel? I know that, before I had a home practice I might not have even known how I felt and would probably have blindly followed the pictures and the practice as published.
Please feel free to join me in my 8-week program with Rodney Yee. You can share your own experience by leaving comments on this blog. It’s OK if you start on a different day or we get out of sync. This is going to be fun!
Posted by Sharon Fennimore Rudyk, the fearless leader of Team Matrika. Are you in Pittsburgh, PA? Join us for a great class at Yoga Matrika in Squirrel Hill.
