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| 07-03-2007, 09:50 AM | #1 |
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saptashata Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Romania
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Today, I felt compassion towards my body for the first time in my life.
I was trying Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana, and I did bring the pose to stretch my hamstring to the almost unbearable pain limit. Than it hit me. This poor body, he just did what I asked him to do, all the time. How he is now, is the result of my former life. Why am I so unpatient and harsh with him, now ? He just does what I ask, obedient, trying to correct the effects of my foolish actions, like a good friend. Maybe it is time for me to be a better friend of him, too. |
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| 07-03-2007, 11:12 AM | #2 |
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Mostly Good Egg
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Certified Purna Yoga Teacher - Seattle, WA
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Odd that we are rarely our own Best Friend first.
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| 07-03-2007, 12:30 PM | #3 |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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It's a good thing that you acknowledged you pushed yourself a bit too far and next time you will listen to your body. It's one of the hardest things I've had to learn from my practice.
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| 07-04-2007, 10:31 AM | #4 |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Boulder, Colorado
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Thank you sharing this experience with us.
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