Скачать или смотреть Excerpts from my daily yoga practice

I spent all of June in Miami, practicing under the guidance of my teachers Kino MacGregor and Tim Feldmann. This practice was about a week and a half after returning home. I have two new asanas to work on: Mula Bandhasana and Nahushasana, the very beginning of Fourth Series.

On this day, I practiced Ashtanga Third series plus the new postures of Fourth Series. This video excerpt contains the last two postures of Third, Raja Kapotasana and Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana, the first two postures of Fourth, Mula Bandhasana and Nahushasana, and the backbend sequence that follows.

I’ve left in the “boring” moments that one might be tempted to edit out of such a video—lengthy preparation for my new poses, staring off into space before continuing, extra rest before Urdhva Dhanurasana, etc. They don’t occur in every practice. Sometimes my flow, focus, and energy remain mostly constant throughout. But I also have many practices with at least some of this seemingly non-essential, (some might even say less ideal) drifting from the “objective.” Too much of it, and I definitely feel less renewed by practice. However, a little quiet drifting, especially when working through something new or during a big energetic transition, feels rich, concentrated with something beyond.

Timestamps

Final Postures of Third Series
Raja Kapotasana 0:00
Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana 1:11

Preparation for First postures of Fourth Series, Mula Bandhasana and Nahushasana 3:40

Mula Bandhasana Attempt but chickened out 6:00

Mula Bandhasana Attempt 1 8:23
Mula Bandhasana Attempt 2 9:35

Nahushasana ABC 11:45

Rest before backbend sequence 13:45
Urdhva Dhanurasana 14:24
Dropbacks 15:18
Tic Tocks 16:09
Vrischikasana 20:00
Catching Ankles 21:00

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