Yoga Blue: No learning can happen without Love.

Got set up tonight by an initial comment, along the lines of a belief that "by getting 'good' at yoga, one will remove all the 'tight spots', and therefore all the defects of character."

This is a potent hot spot for me. It is this type of thinking that literally almost killed me. I'm learning fighting/numbing/ignoring/ pretending tight spots shouldn't be there, or expecting them to be otherwise creates horrific self loathing and suffering. The teachings point rather to making room for it all..tight spots included.

Gratefully, there are many suggestions in the yoga practice (and I"m always learning of new ones).

This is one of my favorite all time topics and I was grateful for the opportunity to share some of the things that have helped me.

Tonight we practiced with sutra 1.2, sutra 1.33, 1.34, a anahata gratitude meditation, the first line of the taoist cycle of creativity, and my personal peach, as Krishna said to Arjuna, "no learning can happen without love".

Had peeps of the stickier variety tonight. It was fun to pull way back to offer more space for the subtle energy.

Windshield wiper

eye of the needle
rest
other side eye of the needle
rest

baddha konasana with sacrum rock
baddha konasana with yinnish forward fold (not sure this was a good choice)

sukasana side bending

tadasana
forward fold

tadasana

warrior II dance
other side
tadasana

forward fold

warrior II dance
side angle pose
other side
tadasana

forward fold

warrior II
side angle
lunge
downdog
balasana

downdog
uttanasana
tadasana

other side wII,side angle, lunge

downdog

sphinx yin style
rest

balasana

windshield wiper

bridge
sacrum rest
anahata heart meditation

easy spine twist
rest
other side

supported savasana with guided relaxation

sit
Namaste!