All Garbhaed Up: World Tour 2006, Day 2 in New York
Day two of the New York portion of the World Tour, I made every effort to hold each Chaturanga and Uth Pluthi for the full count yesterday.
And today I pay. Soreness has invaded my shoulders and work will feel like sweet relaxation for the remainder of the day (though a nice nap would be preferable).
Led primary doesn’t vary much from day to day. The overwhelming message I’m hearing from Guruji this year is “don’t hurry”. He says it slowly and with patience. Like he means it. A lesson I’m working on in life.
Sharath, Saraswati and Katherine
Guruji World Tour 2006 New York
His wisdom pervades in the simple statements he makes time and again. And his effervescence reminds us not to take our asana too seriously. “Don’t dance” is the reprimand he dishes out to the people hopping about to catch their balance in Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana.
“Bliss Rolls” -Govinda Kai
Garbha Pindasana in SF
The greatest comedy of errors came in Garbha Pindasana. Anyone not perfectly synched with their neighbors’ rolling ended up getting stuck. I think half the room must have metamorphosed into beetles flailing on their backs, sandwiched against one another with no easy way of righting themselves. We were all garbhaed up. It should have been funny, but I think we were all too tired to find it that amusing this morning.
If the growth in number of yoga practitioners in the west is going to continue, then I think it’s time to start buying coffee futures.
