Ashtanga is simple and specific. You'd think it would get easier. Nope. That would be like having a guitar and expecting it to make its own music. And actually the more complicated we make it, the harder the practice becomes (and not in a productive way).
When we are in the thick of transformation we can tell it is us that is freaking out and not the practice because the practice is the same. Peel away the distractions, noise, extra dialogue and instructions and caring at all how it looks. Keep polishing it down to bandha, breathing, vinyasa, asana, drishti and we can tell that we are different. We are changing. The practice is simply holding the space. That's the thing with doing similar forms every day. Our senses become heightened.
So I remind myself to let it be easy. To just show up. Yoga is uncomplicated at the core.
Strip away all the extra well-meaning bullshit.
I'll try to remember to prep tonight for tomorrow:
Clothes and coffee
And I'll try to remember this:
Pick space on floor
Designate space with yoga mat if it makes it easier
Eliminate everything that uses electricity or at least reduce
Connect with breath
Look at nose and maintain
Think of nothing else but "look at nose"
Stay a little or a lot (insert asana here)
Rest
Get on with day
Each day: Yoga + 1 = plenty
No comments:
Post a Comment