Sein und Zeit, Kapotasana, Titthibhasana

As you can tell, I haven't posted much on this blog (or any other blog) lately. Have I been busy? Well, yes, in a manner of speaking. I ...

The State of the Backbend, Friday April 12th 2013

These days, it seems like the only thing I really have to say about my practice is my backbending. Perhaps I should start a weekly (or maybe...

Dancing and backbending; Has Ashtanga blogging jumped the shark? Is there even a shark to be jumped?

Practice this morning was... actually, I can't quite find one or two adjectives to describe how it was, so I guess I'll just describ...

Kapotasana in a dream, Kapotasana in waking life

Last night, I had a very interesting dream. In the dream, I was in Mysore, practicing at KPJAYI. Sharath came over and told me to do Kapotas...

Politics are (probably) bad for backbending

This, at least, is my preliminary conclusion after this morning's practice. As I mentioned in my previous post , I have been thinking an...

Talking to birds in Kapotasana, making the transition from led practice to Mysore style, and Wonder-Breading Yoga

During practice this morning, I tried speaking to the cockatiels again while holding my heels in Kapo. I didn't say anything profound, ...

Kapotasana: Some practice notes

It seems that I can never say enough about Kapotasana; actually, talking about Kapo seems to be becoming my default thing to do when I find ...

Kapo-attachment/obsession, breaking the no-watching-Kapo-videos rule

Over the last couple of weeks, as I added the leg-behind-head postures to my practice, I have also almost simultaneously discovered that Kap...