Heartbroken

Ty had what seemed like a seizure and passed away this morning despite The Cop’s and my efforts to revive him. Say a little prayer or offer a thought to him.

Experimental Thursday

Thursday is fun and games day (I think you know who TOLD me I can experiment on Thursdays…). I did my usual practice and then some research. Before urdhva dhanurasana, I used the rack and lay over the ball while holding weights (Hello, coracoid process!). After UD, I did some weirdo dropbacks. First off, arms [...]

A gift from My Gift

Check out this site My Gift found. Need a new category for this one.

Candy canes and teardrops (and the shoes!)

Owl calls it the “candy cane.” The upper back curl that you need for a nice dropback — or any backbend, I suppose. I’m hoping the hands-overhead dropbacks start to crack open the candy cane. That, and draping myself over the rack and over a block, and perhaps a few rounds of viparita dandasana. The [...]

Namaste hands versus hands overhead

It occurred to me that when I do namaste hands at the start of dropbacks, I get some internal shoulder rotation. Which leaves me landing with kinda bent arms (“kinda bent arms” is a technical yoga term). I default to unconscious internal shoulder rotation as a matter of course (i.e., in daily life), so getting [...]

Baffled by her own arms

I know I’ve written about this before, but once again, I am baffled by my arms. Dropback practice proceeds, with the entertaining addition of the vinyl sand dune. The balance thing is coming clear. The back bend is working itself out. All’s well. Except for my arms. I keep looking at them, but I can’t [...]

Vinyl sand dune

Yes, I’ve heard the advice over and over: “Go practice dropping back on the beach. Use a sand dune.” No beaches to speak of here in the desert. There are some man-made lakes and reservoirs, but they are surrounded by rocks and cacti, and I don’t want to drop back onto cacti. Here’s what I [...]

Slowly, slowly

Ugh. Still coughing. Everyone at work is treating me like I’m returning from a year in a sanitorium — I feel like a Thomas Mann character. There is hope, though. Did half primary and the intermediate backbends this morning. Felt all ethereal and light — binds were easy, but I tired pretty easily. Still, it’s [...]

Sickie

Recuperating. Finally decided to visit the doctor yesterday. Bronchitis. Got some antibiotics and a narcotic cough suppressant. Woohoo! I’d been working, even though from home and rather slowly, but the plan for today and tomorrow is to simply sleep as much as possible and just lie around. Luckily, Ty seems to be in a sleepy [...]

Mind/Body problem

As it turns out, I’m finding it’s not a “problem,” nor even a distinction. I’ve been sick all week, with the symptoms getting worse and worse. Usually there’s an uptick by now, but it doesn’t seem to be kicking in. Bleh. Okay, so one interesting thing: I am gauging my condition via how my mind [...]