tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post2472311229792599037..comments2023-05-08T04:14:52.129-07:00Comments on THE RELUCTANT ASHTANGI: Day 265Kaivalyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08706519542278960007noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post-20610178714135926362008-06-05T16:19:00.000-07:002008-06-05T16:19:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comments, everybody!Charlie: perha...Thanks for your comments, everybody!<BR/><BR/>Charlie: perhaps I need to develop more core strength, rather than shoulder strength. I've been using Sharath's CD for practice lately and those five repetitions of Navasana absolutely KILL me!<BR/><BR/>Alfia: Well, I'm nowhere close to coming back into UD on my own and coming back up seems like a dream. So I guess I'll be doing Primary for awhile (no complaints here: I love Primary!).Kaivalyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706519542278960007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post-59893943022383231522008-05-30T07:59:00.000-07:002008-05-30T07:59:00.000-07:00Hi, Kai!I do not see my comment - the evil blogger...Hi, Kai!<BR/><BR/>I do not see my comment - the evil blogger ate it!<BR/>Anyway, I was saying there that if you were in our shala, you would've been given pasasana as soon as you could go down and up to and from UD consistently (just like you said, yogini!). This seems to be a gateway to the 2nd. I can go down, but for the life of me can't stand up. Hence - doing primary. :)alfiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448157045188412672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post-17861002786523753502008-05-29T11:16:00.000-07:002008-05-29T11:16:00.000-07:00hmmmm I'm interested in your assessment of weak sh...hmmmm I'm interested in your assessment of weak shoulders given that you do a lot of handstands and long sirsasanas. And you can also do bhuja p. I can do uth pluthi for ages but can't do bhuja p to save my life, which I attributed to weak shoulders. Could the UD issue be tightness versus weakness, you think?Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249574346771697246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post-67225390331023413432008-05-29T07:54:00.000-07:002008-05-29T07:54:00.000-07:00The advice I have been given regarding the Interme...The advice I have been given regarding the Intermediate Series is to be able to go up and down in Urdhva Danurasana by myself since then the back is ready for all the back bending in the second series..so for me there is a lot of work on my back bendings... ;)<BR/>You inspirer a lot but I guess you know that by now!<BR/>Namaste!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post-40770962560594042802008-05-29T05:06:00.000-07:002008-05-29T05:06:00.000-07:00That is a lot of yoga and I have been enjoying rea...That is a lot of yoga and I have been enjoying reading about your journey along the way! Now I understand a bit more about the "series", I think I will go back and read over some of your older entries too.<BR/><BR/>Intermediate Series? You can always try and see how you go, then you'll really know if your ready or not - maybe? That's the advice I got actually about being brave enough to go into a proper Mysore class now that I have finished the Beginner's :-)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221362768923638404noreply@blogger.com