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My mojo wanders quite often. And what I do then is follow through on my commitment to myself. Recently I’m going to 7am classes 5 days a week. Some mornings I just don’t want to go. But I have committed to at least 5 classes a week. So I get up and go. And once there, I’m happy to be there. And then very happy I went.

Goodness, maybe I’ve never had mojo.

Funny thing is that my studio also encourages bent leg. Don’t know if this is in part about when some where trained. But some teachers feel really, really, really, really strongly about this.

5) it FEELS INFINITELY BETTER and EMPOWERING to do it in the way I describe above. You will feel STRONGER and you will feel your BACK OPEN UP.
6) a Sit-Up executed in the above way is great practice for Paschimottanasana (Intense Stretch).

The way I teach it is the way I was originally taught it many years ago. I don’t know why it is taught differently now. I just do what makes logical and practical sense. Too many students do Sit-Ups dangerously and I don’t want them to to do it around me! Call me selfish 😆

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

OK — so this was the last unlock of this morning’s class. And I can’t believe how much better I felt with the straight back. A world of a difference!!!!

So this was one of my least favorite positions and I knew it was about needing a technique unlook. After reading the MasterClass last night and this forum I realized the two big issues were (1) looking at my foot in Janushirasana and (2) rounding down in Paschimottanasana. Hmmmmm. Rounding when I shouldn’t and not rounding enough. Funny how that is. Ok the third issue was not really pulling on my foot.

Well this morning I corrected both of those issues and I think I’m gonna love this position!!! The opening with both of them and the comfort was so demonstrably different. Amazingly better.

Thanks so much.

I think that as human beings it is very hard of us not to go to a “my truth is better than your truth” place. In my opinion it is that underlying and human inclination which leads to strife. And as human our truths can be religious, political, physical, ethnic, racial, etc. Take away religion and humans will still in my opinion find ways to be divisive. It’s the underlying bent towards duality and “Truth” which is in my opinion much more the issue.

Interesting discussion. It means that hot yoga can really be anything as long as there is heat, which is much like other yoga styles with no set series. As an outsider, meaning I haven’t been certified, the “politics” behind all of this is fascinating. My current studio does use the bikram banner but his style is very meditative, not at all drill sargeanty, and he does have silent classes. First time I went to a different studio I was majorly surprised by the differences. But have found that I can maintain the meditative practice, which is important to me.

I think I’m a very lucky gal.

OK — so I tried this yesterday. One of the things I noticed is that when my face goes down to the mat my body lifts up a bit and I lose the full arm connection to the ground I can make in the one legged lifts. The Master Class is helpful for much of this pose but I’m still a bit challenged.

Off to class to try again. One day at a time.

This pose has been a challenge for me as well. I know I’m not doing it well. The confirmation that the bigger bust just may make the shoulders to ground impossible is helpful. I will try pressing the heart to the mat and see how that works. My other challenge is getting my arms flat. This position is still very uncomfortable for them. I’ve tried not putting them so close together, but some teachers really don’t like to see that.

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