So far so good. And also, so far, pretty straight forward.
You'll know from your yoga practice that feeling of freedom that comes from being flexible. Well.
There's also a similar feeling from being able to handle your own body weight.
It's a weird satisfaction, knowing that if you had to, you could. It's liberating.
Think of it this way...
Yoga is all about control. We control our breathing, focus and body. Yoga strength aids that control.
And the more you can control your body, using strength, the stronger your yoga.
Enough theory, here's some practical applications.
-- If the teacher says it's optional to take the flow. Take the flow.
-- Chaturanga into up dog. And also Chaturanga out of up dog. Do it on your knees if you can't do a pushup.
-- You know how the teacher gets you to do three legged dog and then touch your knee to your nose in plank?
Well, you need to do the knee to nose thing every time you transition from down dog to a standing warrior pose.
Learn to do this from a plain down dog (not just three legged down dog).
Learn to shift your weight forward so that you come onto just the tip of your back big toe.
-- Make sure you are doing some sit ups (or Navasanas), locusts (loci?) and pushups (of some sort) each time you practice.
If you aren't - cause the class doesn't include them - do them before class the next time you attend, in order to make up.
Imagine being able to double the great feeling you get from yoga. Well, you can.
A bit of focus on yoga strength will add just as much pleasure as you get from yoga flexibility.
Plus, it'll give you access to a whole load of other poses.
CU gettin' strong in class, J.
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