Jai Bhagwan!
Despite the evidence here, I have been practicing daily. I would like to say that life has been so busy that I simply did not have time to write; however, that would be a lie. I simply allowed myself to become consumed with something trivial and mind numbing which I allowed to hold all of my attention and to eat up all of my time. At the same time, a number of the things that I have been experiencing during my sadhana are best kept close to the breast at this time. With that in mind, here is a brief summary of what I have been experiencing and some further notes on alignment:
- Intense movement of Prana. There are times that surging waves roll up from the feet through the crown of the head.
- Intense heat. Practicing in a 67° room at the community center, heat billowed out of my shirt collar and sweat fell freely to the mat.
- Listen closely to what is said, it is likely a good focus or intention for the next day’s sadaha.
- Determine a time for daily sadhana and do not deviate from it. Add other practices but hold that determined time as sacrosanct.
- Ardha Chandrasana is not a back bend but a side stretch, press the top shoulder up and over to create the arc.
- When in Supta Matsyendrasana, contract the downside buttock to help press the top hip toward the floor.
Namasté