There is a little personal stumbling block in the Intermediate series and it just so happens that todays training session started with it. \u00a0It is a series of poses were a lot of people come up against a lot of\u00a0challenges. \u00a0I have been doing this pose for a very long time and although I make progress I quickly digress and then I’m back to feeling like it will never happen and physically not feeling so great which makes it difficult to persevere. \u00a0This in Tim’s words is something like not practicing with the appropriate amount of effort. \u00a0Too much the wrong way causes pain in the physical body. For me it sort of is going back to down dog. \u00a0Anyway not to get specific as it’s not that important. \u00a0The best part is that my attitude is changing.<\/p>\n
Today I assisted, practiced and then had the training. \u00a0If it sounds like a long day, it is, and physically I did not think I could do another thing let alone a stumbling block asana. \u00a0As we got closer to the end of the session with about an hour left I was sure we would not be doing another asana. \u00a0Well I was hoping . . . however I was mistaken. \u00a0In part of these hump poses in the intermediate series is something I have always struggled with and I never felt like I could move or make any progress. \u00a0So a few people did a demo, we learned the proper vinyasa count and then he always asks for someone who may have challenges\u00a0to come up and demonstrate. \u00a0Keep in mind that everyone who gets up really does not look like they have much of an issue or any trouble at all to me. \u00a0\u00a0In any event I could learn something or help someone else so I am going to take that chance and go up to the front. \u00a0Well I do it and get some feedback and move a little. \u00a0I do it again with an instruction from Tim, move a little more. \u00a0It was pretty bad and I have a lot of work but I learned something.<\/p>\n
What I am learning is that we have to struggle to get to the other side. \u00a0For some it will take longer than others. \u00a0Even though I have been at this for a while there are other things that change and then some things stay the same be mostly the good things get better if you let it especially when you can approach things with a new set of eyes or feelers. \u00a0I started to sort of give up and but with these new sensations and a new attitude I am looking forward to approaching it all on the mat tomorrow. \u00a0Besides at the end of the session one of my fellow trainees thought that my approach was “cute”. \u00a0 Not a compliment but as Tim says when we go up to the front to demo, “We take one for the team”. \u00a0Onwards . . .<\/p>\n
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