Plateau over?

I've been in a bit of a plateau for a long time with my yoga . Sometimes it's hard when months and months pass by and nothing is happening, while all my buddies learn some fantastic new asanas after another. In fact it's been so long since I've seen any improvement in myself that I've become comfortable being what I am and accepting my physical self for what it is. And then, like overnight, changes have started happening.

Fist of all, I feel amazing and strong. I can do Surya Namaskars and Warrior dances without resting at all, but also balance poses have come in leaps and bounds. Warrior III is steady, and even in my old nemesis the Half Moon Pose I can finally lift the upper arm upwards and move my gaze to match it.

To be totally truthful some poses have been coming along slowly. Especially the revolved poses Parivrtta Trikonasana and Parivrtta Parsvakonasana are finally starting to be stable (again, problems with the balance start to disappear). I've even got a decent Vasisthasana, and I have a feeling I'll do my first Pincha Mayurasana in any day now.

It is really satisfying to make physical progress.

But in a way the fact that I was making hardly any for a year or so taught me so much more.

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