Warrior Four

I love the practice of yoga.  I like the feeling of strength with balance.  The feeling of clarity it gives me is amazing.  I dig finding my edge.  Unfortunately, my edge is pretty close to where I’m already standing.

Take child’s pose for instance.  The relaxation pose, the one you’re told to get into to take recovery from ab work or a demanding sequence of sun salutations.  Despite having worked at it for many months my feet don’t point and my knees don’t bend.  Child’s pose is one of the most difficult of the basic poses for me to assume.  I just can’t get my sits bones to lower down.

But this is what I love.  I’m improving.  Those sitters are getting closer to my heals.  I can sometimes put my hands back without toppling forward.

And even better, I’m more in touch.  My awareness of the muscles in my legs, the kinks in my feet, the angle of my hips, the strength of my core.  Breathing is now an action verb!  It’s something I do to something.

For now, I’m going to keep breathing into my feet, into my knees, reaching my hands forward and pressing firmly back.  I’ll get there.  And the next part of my journey will begin.  I’m in no rush, but I work to it and welcome it.  And I welcome you, please share your experiences, thoughts, and insights.