We had small class the other night and the instructor had us choose our own postures throughout the class. The one hitch, she'd say -- standing hip opener -- choose anyone...standing twist...inversion...shoulder opener...
We had to come up with what posture within that category we wanted to do. It was amazing how it froze most of the class. I do a lot of yoga on my own, so I was comfortable moving through a variety of options. I might not know the names of all the them, or every benefit each might have, but I know enough hip openers, twists, etc -- to select a number of options.
It made me realize how far I've come.
I played someone in squash the other day and they were having some issues with their back. They asked me for a few yoga suggesstions. I started him with something very simple, child's pose.
He was so tight, he couldn't get into the posture. His legs and torso just wouldn't settle down. I don't think I was ever quite that tight, but my body has changed a lot since I began practicing. Seeing him struggle made me realize how far I've come. And yet, I've got a long way to go with some of the very basics. Still it's nice to see the progress.
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