Practice yoga, everyone will encounter a pose that drives themselves crazy. For Atang practitioner Na, the asana that made her a little broken is the lifting style of grabbing the big toe. When she first practiced, she would shaking. Even after practicing Atang for two years, it still makes me shake.
na began to think about why it kept shaking. In summary, hip tension is a main reason, followed by insufficient strength on the inner thigh. The continuous shaking of her body made her feel restless and even angry. She couldn't help but think in her heart, but she didn't know what to recite, so she was like adding fuel to the fire, and anger would arise naturally.
na will also reflect on why flexible hip joints are practiced in yoga poses. She felt that this would help excrete the accumulated anger in her body and release the accumulated emotions in her body. In the pose, once you feel your anger, complaints, and complaints, these are all releasing emotions in your body, which she thinks is a good thing.
As time goes by, when she can break through the pose, those emotions will also dissipate, and she will become more peaceful after that. In this way, when the accumulated emotions in the body are vented, the body and mind will be balanced. Realizing this, she strengthened her determination to cook the soup to the end.
Now, na has finished practicing the Tang sequence, but turtle-style is like a hurdle, always tortureting her. She is born with a tight hip, what can she do? She can only practice a little bit and seek change. She understands this principle, but when she does it, she will inevitably get emotional and get angry occasionally.
I'm very curious. When I was practicing in the teacher's mysore classroom, would I get angry if I couldn't put on the turtle style? What will the teacher say? Her feedback is very interesting. In front of the teacher, she seemed to be timid and had no temper. She would be in good condition when practicing, and she would do the pose more deeply, and her body would become lighter, and there might be an energy field in the classroom.
na can clearly feel that she is very energetic in the classroom, her condition is beyond expectations, and she will be praised by the teacher, but she also knows that she always has to return to Shenyang, and returning to self-practice is a must-pass path. "Practice yourself is the time to practice truly lonely, and you will also face greater challenges. I think it is necessary to stick to practicing yourself."
However, it is equally important to stay connected with the teacher, because the teacher can help students correct the mistakes formed in self-practice, and can also help students further improve, and have the opportunity to get in touch with the poses behind the sequence. So, every six months, Na would go to Teacher Dan’s Mysore classroom to study. Compared to workshops, she prefers to participate in mysore classes. Perhaps this way she can better understand the gradual process. It is not just about knowing the pose, but about truly being able to do the poses down-to-earth.
Seeing na's sharing reminds me of my practice experience. My hip is also tight, but not that tight. During A Tang's practice, I did not particularly collapse. However, when I was in the yin yoga, when I encountered a long hip opening pose, I really scratched my heart. I was rational and told myself to relax and not fight, everything would pass, but my emotions were tense, my body was naturally stiff, and my hip joint was even more messy, and I couldn't stop feeling uncomfortable for a moment, but I wanted to persist for a while.
It is said that this state is a release process. Well, I really can't bear it when facing Yin Yoga. I would rather make soup every day and release it slowly.
