Two smooth posture clinics in a row
I have to say yesterday was a pretty successful day in general. My posture clinics went great. They were both postures that require high energy and crescendo - and fortunately that is something I can easily drum up. And my memorization was working. I can't express the relief. And we got our anatomy test results. I passed, so that's good. That's behind us!!!
So today is fixed firm pose, and possibly half tortoise. I find that I want to really zero in on fixed firm; I know doing it right and precise is important to the health of the student doing the pose - seeing as knee issues or even not having knee issues it's important not to fuck with that. In other words: it's important to do this one properly to prevent hurting yourself. Same is true of a lot of postures, of course. So, here's to learning fixed firm.
We also went to bed at 1 Am, which was generous. "Optional" movie night. I bolted for the door the moment Michon said that. No way was I staying up till 4AM for that. The late night posture clinic (9-11) and then a lecture from Bikram was enough. I was in high spirits, though. I actually got one very, very good piece of feedback, and even when I've been doing well - some of the mentors haven't been letting loose with the positive reinforcement for me. But last night, they finally did. As for today- well. I just go in and keep trying to work the way I did for yesterday. Today I am really sluggish and tired, I can feel it. Must be the classes I've been pushing really hard in lately.
-Angela
So today is fixed firm pose, and possibly half tortoise. I find that I want to really zero in on fixed firm; I know doing it right and precise is important to the health of the student doing the pose - seeing as knee issues or even not having knee issues it's important not to fuck with that. In other words: it's important to do this one properly to prevent hurting yourself. Same is true of a lot of postures, of course. So, here's to learning fixed firm.
We also went to bed at 1 Am, which was generous. "Optional" movie night. I bolted for the door the moment Michon said that. No way was I staying up till 4AM for that. The late night posture clinic (9-11) and then a lecture from Bikram was enough. I was in high spirits, though. I actually got one very, very good piece of feedback, and even when I've been doing well - some of the mentors haven't been letting loose with the positive reinforcement for me. But last night, they finally did. As for today- well. I just go in and keep trying to work the way I did for yesterday. Today I am really sluggish and tired, I can feel it. Must be the classes I've been pushing really hard in lately.
-Angela