Day #21 - Out of Balance

I got sick today!

No not Delhi Belli thank god, I have come down with a head cold.

I never get sick. Honestly, this is the first time I have been sick in 2019.

I’m not telling you this to boast, but because what I have realised is I rarely do restorative yoga because I associate restorative with being unwell or not having energy.

My teacher (who I am here in Pune with) said to me “you have a license to rest”.

Why does it take me being sick to do restorative asana?

Why do I have to be sick to have license to rest?

I am such a doer and to be honest, lying over a bolster feels like a waste of time.

Prashant raved last week about bringing more awareness to our practice, not just doing.

He spoke about ‘watchasana’ (he loves to make up words) watching and observing ourselves in the asana, not just doing.

And it is in the supine asana that we can better watch the breath and the mind and tune into the subtleties of the asana.

So today I was forced to do restorative practice only.

I would benefit from doing more restorative. Yoga is after all to create balance, in which case I need to do less and observe more.

My practice today was

Supta Swastikasana 5 minutes each leg
Supta Buddhakonasana 5 minutes
Supta Virasana 5 minutes
Supported Matsyanasasna
Padmasana
Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana over the back bender
Setu Bandha over a simhasana box
Adho Mukha Swastikasana over simhasana box