I have been back from Mysore for a little more than 3 months now. To be honest, since I left Mysore on April 2, after a month of daily practice, and about 5 months of daily practice before that, I have not been practicing ashtanga yoga regularly.
I was plagued with knee problems, first one knee then the other. I have been doing a lot of exercises to stretch my quadriceps and hamstrings, open my hips and stretch my glutes as this seems to be the root cause. When I left Mysore, I still could not do Marichyasana B and D except with a modification (one foot on floor instead of in half-lotus), was unable to do the Bhujapidasana, nor the headstand. Honestly, I felt beaten. I know that it is said that practice practice and all is coming but I felt that it was not coming.
I should stop myself for giving excuses. Neither should I berate myself for not practicing regularly. Maybe my body and spirit are telling me something -- that I need time to rest and really do yoga, not asanas. I am trying to heal my knees, tight hips and my tight shoulders (can neither do the prayer behind the back).
So where am I now in my practice? I still do about 5 times a week of yoga at home and once in a yoga class, but mostly of the vinyasa style, and following videos online. I am trying to prepare myself to start again with a daily ashtanga yoga practice. I hope to be able to start soon.
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