So It Isn't That My Butt Is Too Large ;)

I've been working on Karandavasana for a little over a year...I always joke that I can't lift up because I'm too bottom heavy :) Well guess who lifted their asana out of Karandavasana today? Yes ma'am that'd be me ;) So I guess bottom heavy theory was incorrect- it was just a matter of practice, practice, practice.

I spend at least ten minutes each day coming into Karandavasana over and over and over again. I've been only working on coming down into my triceps and then attempting, with all my might, to lift up. Yesterday I began dividing my focus: 1) coming all the way down into my tripceps and trying to come up; 2) coming just above my armpits and then lifting myself back into Pincha Mayurasana and then down into Chaturanga. You would not believe how much of a difference this has made for me. Today I continued in this fashion for about twenty minutes. And I was able, more than once, to come down to touch my armpit and then lift back up! Incredible!!!!

I still have a long way to go before mastering Karandavasana - i.e. being able to really settle into my triceps and then lift up and float down, but this is BIG man ;) About a year ago I thought Karandavasana was an impossibility for me. But I continue to learn, in many different ways, that Guruji is always right; practice, practice, practice - all is coming :)

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After my delicious practice I met Cara at Tina's for breakfast. And I might add that today's breakfast seemed like the best I'd ever had...After fueling up I spent the next hour or so dealing with shipping - oh my goodness what a headache! That done Miss Elise and I rode via her scooty to the Southern Star for some much needed sun therapy - it was simply glorious!!! After my sun bathing, I came home, grubed down, napped, and waited for Miss Cara to pick me up so we could venture to the city to the Ganapati Ashram to enjoy their evening Bhajan. I must say I couldn't have asked for a better day! I'm off to la la land - sweet dreams all!