Twisting poses

I wanted to get to the ashtanga class last night as it was going to be the last one before my holiday. Threre were only five people in the class, all regulars so Karen decided to do more twisting poses for me. We did Parivritta Trikonasana like last time, but also Parivritta Parsvakonasana. What I love about Karen's teaching style is how personal she is - she comes right up to me and uses her whole body to move me into position she knows I can do but just haven't figured out how. She twisted me even deeper to Parivritta Trikonasana than I though was possible for me, but there I went - I think this kind of teaching is very useful as sometimes it's necessary to feel what you're trying to achieve before you know what you're aiming for.

We also did Supta Konasana which I'm starting to "get", so I asked if we could do Ubhaya Padangusthasana too, which I then proceeded to do while others watched (it's impossible to find good pictures of moving postures like this, sorry). This is a really nice thing about small classes - if the teacher sees that someone wants to try something new, there's time to do that, and people never mind watching.

Still, I don't know if it was a good idea to go yesterday, considering that I should really have finished packing. But as usual, I was so tired I could hardly speak, let alone pack. So this morning I'm up before six to get everything done. It really doesn't feel like a holiday yet, but I guess that time comes sometime this evening when we get to Jollas, or tomorrow.

Maybe I should stop writing to the blog and get moving then.

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