This is the first time I am doing this - Mandalasana Twenty Seven in the Advanced Class by one of the indian teachers several days ago.
What is it? According to Light On Yoga, Mandala means wheel or orbit. Essentially this pose is to go into a headstand position with your head and arms with the legs in downward dog. Then slowly circle around the head clockwise and anti-clockwise by moving your feet in a circle keeping your head stationary.
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Happy day for me as I have finally done this pose… no no no… not the headstand… ahem…
In today’s Solar Flow class, I have finally found my way to bound parivrtta parsvakonasana (Bound Revolved Side Angle Pose). Yippee!
This has been one pose which I thought I could never do as I always thought that my arms are too short! Apparently, this theory is absolutely wrong! Joy joy, oh yey joy!
There is a new class at one of the studio called Yin and Yang yoga. Out of curiosity, I decided to give it a try since it is taught by one of the local teachers.
Interestingly, when I stepped into the class, I was greeted with incense burning which was a nice touch that this studio never had for other teachers. She also had alot of colourful pillows laying around. This gives the darkened studio a serene surreal kinda feeling.
Essentially not much “yang” in the class, but more like an hour of yin yoga.
This is a video about our favourite sun salutations! Enjoy…
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Finding the ease in yoga.
That was the theme of the class today. I thought about the ease in yoga as being comfortable in a pose, enjoying the sensation in the body and breath. But alas, it was not to be so as I had blocked nose. This in effect cause me to realise the great importance of how breath really help in any of the asanas. Even in downward dog, the difficulty in breathing through the nose caused much discomfort in the pose. I seriously think having the proper breathing during any practice is very important and not to be dismissed lightly.
