So, yes! I did it. Last Wednesday, with the help of a strong and supportive friend, i grounded through my palms and forearms, kicked up high, and found myself looking at the world upside down. There were a few false starts and several exclamations of how afraid i was, but i made it up. Imagine [...]
Posts Tagged ‘handstand’
Accomplishing Handstand
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adho mukha vrksasana, asana, breakthrough, challenges, handstand, practice, sadhana on 8 June 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Things I Love Thursday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adho mukha vrksasana, gratitude, handstand, practice, things i love thursday, things i love thursdays on 3 June 2010 | 1 Comment »
Spelt bread. Wheat doesn’t agree with me (i’ll spare you the details), but spelt is delicious. Homemade is the best, but i really like Vermont Bread Company’s Organic Spelt Bread. Fresh eggs. There’s scientific evidence now that pastured hens lay healthier eggs, with more vitamins and omega-3s and less cholesterol. I’ve been eating fried eggs [...]
Journey Into Handstand, Part Two
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fear, handstand, practice, vinyasa, yoga on 30 May 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have a date with a friend on Wednesday to do yoga… specifically to work on handstand. Between now and then i’ll be preparing myself, mentally and physically. At the moment, i’m reading obsessively about how to fall safely, how to not fall in general, how to maintain my strength, how to sequence into handstand, [...]
Adho Mukha Vrksasana
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged asana, challenges, handstand, yoga on 25 May 2010 | 1 Comment »
That’s handstand. I’m going to do handstand. It’s almost 2 years to the day that i began my yoga teacher training with Shiva Rea. I remember the moment during that transformational week when she said handstand. I started shaking. I was terrified. I’d never even thought about doing handstand. It looks so dangerous! Especially for [...]
