I've been appreciating my ashtanga practice from a different viewpoint this past week. Less judgement and more satisfaction with just accepting where I am. I'm grateful for that, and imagine it's related to the recovery work I've been doing off the mat. And ashtanga prepared me for that work, so it's sort of like coming full circle.
Took my first karate class on Friday. It almost felt like yoga, but in another form that was just more fierce, like Warrior pose taken to it's extreme. I thought of godess Durga, hehe.
Thinking about my last post, I thought I'd post a couple of links I've really benefitted from, in case they might be helpful to someone else:
HAVOCA - Help for Adult Victims of Child Abuse
ASCA- Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
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"Less judgement and more satisfaction with just accepting where I am." - words of wisdom. I have been doing the same lately working through my own trauma. Be well.
{{{wayne}}} Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I've been thinking about your kind words, and wishing you much serenity in your healing path.
:) These are really wonderful news, and very inspiring words for me. Given how early in the process of practing I am, being less judgemental about my own speed and learning to enjoy every step of the game are things I should remember every time :) How Yoga can prepare us and help us balance to face difficult moments in life is amazing, isn't it? :)
why don't you write anymore?
nairamsroads, thanks for your words of wisdom. early in process of practicing, but having gift of self-knowledge :)
bindifry, now that you mention it, i do miss writing. it guess it's been a matter of no practice, no reason to write.
but i haven't given up on my practice. i just had to do some work off the mat. i felt like this ashtanga has been cleansing me, healing me, but then my toxic lifestyle, mostly in the form of an eating disorder just keeps shocking my system. so, it's like ashtanga cleanses, and then i put the toxins right back in, and it's a vicious circle. especially when i get past the janus, i start to feel this exhaustion. in india, it was okay because i could just sleep it off and relax, but here at home i really feel it. i just figured it's time to deal with the unresolved issues underlying this. and actually, yesterday i was on the mat again, starting from scratch. just suryas and short finishing, and i will build back up from there. much work to be done, but not a lost cause yet.
thanks for asking :)
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