As a project for myself I have decided to work through Mr. Iyengar's book Light on Yoga.
What I plan to do is to work the asanam in the order that the appear in the book. The way I hope to go about this project, is incorporate the asanam as they appear in this book in my daily practice. As I find an asana in the book I will put it in the appropriate part of my practice. For instance if the next asana in the book is a twist, then I will use it as a one of the asanam in the twist section of the practice. This way in time I hope to work through the whole book. I expect it to take a while. Along the way I will make notes on my experience.
I started the project out with the first six asanam.
1. Tadasana
In Tadasana I noticed that if was correctly balanced in the asana that my breathing was much easier, and the breath came from the lower part of the tummy. If I lent forward a little the focal point of my breathing shifted upwards. Breathing became a little less easy. The same thing happened if I lent more on my heals. The focal point of my breathing seemed to shift downwards, and the breathing was a little more stressful.
I thought I would see how this worked when I walked around outside. It took focus to maintain the balance point just in front of my heal. Boy what a difference it made.
2. Vrksasana
3. Uttihita Trikonasana (with blocks)
4. Parivrtta Trikonasana (with blocks)
5. Uttihita Parsvakonasana
6. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (with blocks)
What I plan to do is to work the asanam in the order that the appear in the book. The way I hope to go about this project, is incorporate the asanam as they appear in this book in my daily practice. As I find an asana in the book I will put it in the appropriate part of my practice. For instance if the next asana in the book is a twist, then I will use it as a one of the asanam in the twist section of the practice. This way in time I hope to work through the whole book. I expect it to take a while. Along the way I will make notes on my experience.
I started the project out with the first six asanam.
1. Tadasana
In Tadasana I noticed that if was correctly balanced in the asana that my breathing was much easier, and the breath came from the lower part of the tummy. If I lent forward a little the focal point of my breathing shifted upwards. Breathing became a little less easy. The same thing happened if I lent more on my heals. The focal point of my breathing seemed to shift downwards, and the breathing was a little more stressful.
I thought I would see how this worked when I walked around outside. It took focus to maintain the balance point just in front of my heal. Boy what a difference it made.
2. Vrksasana
3. Uttihita Trikonasana (with blocks)
4. Parivrtta Trikonasana (with blocks)
5. Uttihita Parsvakonasana
6. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (with blocks)
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