In all this randomness I try to keep
one constant thing... my yoga practice. I need to make sure that my inner
peace remains intact. The core of my daily practice addresses issues of my
laziness. What people think about me is not my concern. How I see myself is
something else.
Here we go!!!
I have declared February as a month of ashtanga yoga. I've started 30-day yoga
intensive everyday practice. There are only one rule: every day ashtanga half
primary yoga practice... for the 30 days.
Yoga can be anything as you want it to be. For me it is a physical pursuit,
keeping my body toned, strong and flexible. For others, yoga practice may be a
way to fight stress and the challenges of everyday living. And you should not
forget the practice of yoga as a meditation but I'm not so much into that
"mystical" aspects of yoga.
90,3 kg - February 15, 2024
Let me be clear, I don’t practice ashtanga yoga because I like it. Well I
don't. Who can like this bending, stretching and sweating everyday. I practice
because I must. Now I'm 59 and at this age, it starts all kind of the health
problems.
I am doing an alternative health care by incorporating yoga as part of my
everyday life. So far, I have no problem with variety of ailments ranging from
back pain, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, autoimmune diseases etc.
I believe in yoga and I believe that regular practice and the sweat cleaning
the organs of my body.
My muscles are sore and I am tired after the practice. Yesterday I left twice
the yoga mat, I wanted to stop the practice but I returned and continued.
Three practices I skipped sun salutations because my shoulders were hurting so
much. I had to take Tylenol after the practice. But I continue...
I’m sorry to say, if you’re looking for fancy yoga photos, you won’t find it
here. I'm not an expert, or teacher or advanced practitioner. I practice
Ashtanga yoga for 18 years now and my practice sucks big time.
Yoga is expensive if you want to regularly practice in a yoga studio, or
wellness centers - how they call it now. The last time I went to yoga studio
was 2018 and they asked me on some paper at the entrance desk, a question: Why
I want to do yoga? I wrote without hesitation:
I want to practice yoga because I want to melt the ice with my ass.
Have you ever seen how great yogis sit in the snow and how the snow around
them melts away from the intense heat they produce in their meditation? I want
to do the same! It is my life's goal.
This morning, the first thing I've done after waking up is to check weather
forecast. I am sorry that we do not have rain, ice or even snow so I have to
practice with ice from the fridge. Believe me, I've done it this morning,
after half primary yoga practice and just after long shavasana, I went to the
balcony and sit on the pack of ice... what can I tell you. There is a great
movement in the right direction. After only 5 minutes, my underwear was
completely wet. 😛 I am so close to my life's goal. The rest of the day is all
about concentration, meditation and samadhi...
This practice becomes firmly rooted when it is cultivated skillfully and continuously for a long time. – The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali 1:14
Joke on the side, the core of the February 30 day yoga challenge is
commitment. It means a promise and following through. It means stopping my old
wimpy excuses and laziness. It means sweating for 60 minutes every day for the
month.
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