When we received our learning materials, it was with great interest that I poured over the famous \u201cbrown sheet.\u201d So excited to see all the poses that we would be working on, I quickly flipped it over to see the full array for the course. It all looked pretty familiar except for the few like Super Soldier and Drummer Pose \u2013 but I thought to myself…\u201ddoable.\u201d But, then I saw it \u2013 PINCHA MAYURASANA. Nooooo!!!! I don\u2019t know why \u2013 it\u2019s completely unreasonable really, but Pincha scared me. Maybe because of my flat back and stiff shoulders \u2013 the thought of bending my back in such a manner and putting my full weight on my shoulders simply scared me to death.<\/p>\n
I was actually happy that I shared this with Jessica; she very kindly took note of this and was happy to be extra patient and supportive throughout my process of learning. I found that taking this pose one step at a time, preparing the body with the proper strength training and warm-up of the joints and muscles, learning how to \u201clightly\u201d move into this pose made it \u201cdoable\u201d \u2013 just like the others. That\u2019s when I realized that every pose has its \u201cprocess.\u201d So, it never needs to be scary. With the proper preparation and support from a well-trained practitioner, even the \u201cscariest\u201d poses can become a reality. Thank you, Jessica, for not only coaching me to get into Pincha, but also for teaching me how to approach every \u2018scary\u2019 pose that comes my way \u2013 whether is be on the mat or in daily life.<\/p>\n
-Patricia Makatsaria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When we received our learning materials, it was with great interest that I poured over the famous \u201cbrown sheet.\u201d So excited to see all the poses that we would be working on, I quickly flipped it over to see the full array for the course. It all looked pretty familiar except for the few like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n