Sirsasana

[clevermanka]

I forgot to mention on Tuesday that at Monday's yoga class I made it up into Sirsasana (supported headstand pose) all by myself. It wasn't graceful, and no way was I able to raise both legs at the same time, but by god I got there without someone helping me swing my legs up. And I stayed up for the whole time--maybe thirty to forty seconds.

Amazing.

Oh, and I ordered both the anatomy coloring book and the Grokhale book on better back posture. I ordered from Overstock.com. *cringe* But with shipping, it was slightly over half what they'd have cost me to order locally. Ah, well.

Comments

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

Congrats!
I know that pose and it can be a bitch if you get distracted for a moment.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

In the past, my problem has always been that a shoulder pops out of joint. Usually my right shoulder. And I'd just collapse over on my side before I even got my legs all the way up.

The past two weeks I've been able to get up there if someone helped me swing my legs up, taking some of the weight off my shoulders until I was set in the pose.

Monday though? All me, baby. Yeah.

It felt good.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Yay! Accomplishments like that are mahvelous.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I totally gave myself a gold star for it. =D

[bluetourmaline.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I would feel all smug, but that wouldn't be, you know, yoga like.

WOW

[wyckedgood.livejournal.com]

I am totally impressed!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

After nearly a decade of yoga classes, I was more relieved than impressed. But in any case: VERY HAPPY!!!

[gamera-spinning.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I think I may have tried that pose when I was 7, but not on purpose, and it lasted about 10 seconds.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

HA! And ten seconds is pretty good, really, for one's first time upside down.