Contraction and Expansion
I think now that I've arrived and settled, I'm starting to look back on my trip and learn from it. I think that what I noticed is that I so wanted (for some reason) approval from everyone about my life and my choices. You see, where I come from is a pretty conservative place where almost everyone gets married early and has kids and "traditional" jobs.
So I walk in to my 20th High School reunion single, no kids, and a yoga teacher- and the part of me that is insecure wants everyone else to accept me for who I am. No wonder I kept wanting to "look hot"- it's all coming from a part of me that wishes to be seen, to be attractive too others and loved for who I am...
And during the party, I was feeling a bit worried as we where kind of re-introducing ourselves to our high school buddies all over again. But I guess we all have our insecurities and worry about being a fraud. So during the four hours or so of the fiesta I just started to quietly soften and realize that as much as I seek approval, it can only come from within. And until that happens, I might as well see the beauty in others and honor other's life. And just like that I started to ask more, become more interested in my fellow buddies' lives and the party got better!
I was thinking how I felt so contracted at first and then felt so open. It reminded me of something I heard Carlos Pomeda when I did his philosophy 6 month intensive which was that "we are a contracted form of the divine, which means that the possibility of expansion is always there." So even in times when we feel anxious, sad, tense, we can change it, we can make it better.
Theme: Pulsation between contraction and expansion
Focus: Twists
Different kinds of Sun Salutes including Ardha Surya Namaskar and A, B and C.
Warrior 2 to Reverse Warrior 2
Parsvakonasana
Trikonasana to Parvrrta Trikonasana
Pinca Mayurasana
Funky Pinca
Marichyasana A, C, B and D
Pigeon 1 and twist
Dragonfly
Bridge
Urdhva
Supine twists
Savasana
Anusara Poster Project Pose: Marichyasana II
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