Do you sometimes get that feeling that the yoga class is not the same? There is some energy or something missing?
I had this feeling today in class… then I realised why… my best yoga buddy was not in town, she went overseas. Funny huh? She has that energy that lifts the class up, i think this is what teacher says about inner bright. She has that. A wonderful person with a bright sincere smile that touches people. No pretense. 
Miss her voice in the class during our pre-class chants, her laughter and her inspirational poses. This really reminds me that we often took people for granted in our life. Like your family and your friends. I must really try to spend more time with people I care about.
New pose I attempted today. It is something like a side crow.
Stand and fold your right leg up such that your lifted right leg is resting on your left leg thigh ( above the knee ) at the ankle of your lifted right leg. You can bend the straight left leg a little to balance better. Then move your right shoulder towards the right foot and hook the shoulder against the right foot (you will be twisted) and turn up in namaste. Open your chest up. Then move your both hands down on the floor like in a chaturanga and try to anchor the right foot on your right upper arm. Then pressing the right foot against the right upper arm, melt your heart and then slowly lift the back leg.
Interesting pose. In fact it is easier to do than it seems. Feedback from others in the class seem to be so. I guess the pressing of the foot against the upper arm helps to create a lift perhaps?
And no handstand today… imagine that! I kinda miss it… makes me happy when I do it even if it’s against the wall…
~om
