Let me just begin by saying that the trip alone to Mysore is an Oddyssean journey. From California, the trek to study with Sharath consisted of 4 parts: First leg: the flight from San Diego to Chicago which was delayed by one hour, which put me at risk of missing all of my other connecting…
Next week I fly to Mysore, India…it seems pretty unbelievable! I’m going for my research project but also for myself, in a way. To really connect with yoga practice from the deepest source. My little suitcase is packed but of course I find more things to bring, so maybe I will need a bigger suitcase.…
When I first heard the word “Mysore”, I thought, “How strange!” This was two and half years ago, when I began to venture into my first Mysore practice after taking a few Led Beginner classes at the studio. Mysore class was very intimidating! I walked into a huge sweaty room, filled with yogis in various…
So, this post may be a disappointment to some readers because it is not really about coming back up from Karandavasana. It’s about trying to come up, and it is from a female perspective…women are definitely a bit more handicapped in this pose. As you can guess, I am still working on Karandavasana. There has been…
So I continue my journey with Karandavasana. This post will be a bit brief, short, maybe stream of consciousness since I crashed down in practice and have been feeling a bit loopy ever since. I’ll save that part for later. Anyways, this week, I managed to get into a tighter lotus, and my right knee…
So, I have been working on karandavasana for the past 2 months now, after finally being able to secure a stable Pincha Mayurasana for about 10 breaths, before exiting into chataranga. In Pincha, I kick up and imagine stacking my spine and then my sit-bones right above my head, trusting gravity a little bit. I…
It is about 4:20 pm, six hours after surviving Sharath’s Led Intermediate — the first one I have ever taken — and my arms are still noodles, and my back is still sore. Of course, there will be other muscles complaining in due time. We have begun Week 2 of Sharath’s workshop while he and…
I woke up three hours early in anticipation of Sharath’s Led Primary class, when I could have slept in a little longer. I chose the 8:30 class for that very reason, but at 4:45, I awoke and could not go back to sleep. I felt like a little kid on Christmas morning — what present…
 Yes….R. Sharath and Saraswathi will be in town. Town for me means Encinitas, and today I realized how lucky I am to live here. It is a beautiful coastal town, with perhaps one of the most temperate climates in the world. Here you can find: swaying palm trees, and the azure Pacific Ocean; the Meditation…
Today I made it to Eka Pada Sirsasana pose, or the head behind the leg pose. Wait. That doesn’t sound right. I mean, leg behind the head pose!! Obviously I am still recovering… I realise that I had not written a post for a while…I suppose I got caught up with life, meaning chasing after…
Myths and Fragments, Landscape and Writing
notes of an aspiring ashtangi
Ashtanga Yoga in Birmingham, UK
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A journey with no end in sight
"The Present Moment" Book Project
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