11022019<\/p>\n
The first day of class! Just in case I dont have enough time for the posts, I shall just start on the first day when my fire is on. <\/p>\n
Usually I would feel butterflies (Baddha Konasana, hurhur) in the stomach when doing something new but this round, I just feel eagerness. I went for the Q&A session few days ago and have met Jessica. The Q&A session made me discard the worries of time management at home and work and went ahead with doing something I have always been wanting to do. Jessica actually made me excited to study! <\/p>\n
The course started with familiar terms like Pranayama and Ujjayi breathing. These terms I\u2019ve heard a lot but I have never remembered how they are spelt or what they actually mean. <\/p>\n
The class went on to knowing the sunskrit names of the poses that I have been doing since 4 years ago. Clearly not much progress happened these 4 years. I have never attended any lesson and was allowed to sit there to remember the terms for a good fifteen minutes. And this is the best thing ever. It made me feel like my memory isn’t that bad eh. <\/p>\n
I always thought Uttanasana was about stretching hamstring, palms able to reach the floor, stomach touching the thighs (I always thought like “huh? what stomach touching? i guess i’m touching.”) and the back will just bend normally. <\/p>\n
Mind blowing moment when Jessica adjusted my knees to bend, stomach really touching thighs now, and neck relaxed. TADAH! Imaginary six packs formed with a straighter back. This is probably the most common yet neglected pose done by people who does yoga. I have never been corrected for Uttanasana for the past 4 years and now, I feel renewed!<\/p>\n
Another realisation I had was the stepping from Ardha Uttanasana to Phlankasana. Usually the hip will open wide so I can step back. Now, the engagement is in the core and quads to tuck my leg in, up and back. All these while keeping the hip square still. Enlightened again!<\/p>\n
The whole sun salutation now feels different, so much more engagement and so much going on! These basic poses aren’t that basic anymore!<\/p>\n
Can\u2019t wait for more enlightenment and my core awaken! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
11022019 The first day of class! Just in case I dont have enough time for the posts, I shall just start on the first day when my fire is on. Usually I would feel butterflies (Baddha Konasana, hurhur) in the stomach when doing something new but this round, I just feel eagerness. I went for […]<\/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-14607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n