Yes, we all have to work. Work so that we can earn money to sustain ourselves. Now not only physically with food, shelter and drink but also mentally with yoga.
Yes, we all have to work at yoga too. We try, we work, we perseverved and we will improve. That is how yoga is and that is how life is too. Funny how yoga reflects life itself. As long as we do not give up, we will succeed in the end. That is how successful people like Thomas Edison succeed, NEVER GIVE UP.
Today I finally get an inkling of what doing a headstand is like. Funny how “chicken” I was about headstand. I think I am paranoid about it.
But it grows on you like it did to me. For like 3 months, I was sporadically trying headstand but each time only going as far as putting myself into the preparatory pose and then walking as far in as possible. Everytime I try, I try walking abit closer ( abet everytime like 1cm? hehe ). Though small effort, but I guess it all adds up. I believe that each try builds up my familiarity with being upside down. Previously I find that I cannot even feel my body while I am the other way round. Now I can say I am fairly comfortable with being upside down and next step for me is to find my body, or feel my body and control the legs. Today I did the bent knees, yey! I have mustered enough guts to do that. Next small step is to try to balance with my bent knees. Time to bring awareness to engage the back muscles and the abdominals next for balancing!
But I am happy with what I have achieved. This is my own little victory!
You can too!
