Accomplishing a back bend.
So for the past two months I’ve been going to hot yoga. Mostly Moksha yoga. I’m sure you’ve heard me talk again and again about this in the past. Tough.
Anyways, on Tuesday I went to class and this was after I had admitted to my friend Ashleigh (www.ashleighlarratt.com) about how I still can’t complete a backbend, that the slightest movement backwards throws me off balance, causes dizzyness and nausia and is generally not a great feeling.
She totally understands (as she’s now a certified Bikrams instructor) and even explains to me how it works. The body is a blueprint of my past. My spine actually carries memories and emotions and is strong as it is the supporting feature of my body. Bending backwards releases all these memories and emotions, and something inside me is fighting, and causing the dizzyness and everything else unpleasent.
And on Tuesday, after admitting to myself about how I’m frustrated about not being able to do these bends, I did them. Not only did I do the standing back bend, I was able to do the camel pose which I haven’t been able to do for even longer.
And the world spun properly.
And I felt accomplishment, but not smug. Like I don’t care if I never do another back bend in my life. I know I did it once, and that was probably enough.
I want to go to my next class though, to see if this trend continues.
