The Return

I’ve started going back to the shala, or rather ‘the workshop’ as we call it here. It has been over a year since I went for the mysore classes there and was pleasantly surprised by what I perceived as a shift in energy….whether the shift came from me changing or the vibe of the place, I do not know. Boy am I sore! The shabby and frayed corners of my practice have been neatened up, and the result is incredible soreness (good pain) and stiffness today. I remember this happening before when i took a break did self-practice then returned….so it will pass. I’ve also been told ‘I’m very close’ to being able to jump back properly, which has been both boon and somewhat of a torture, as the teacher is now making me do it every time, or at least a very earnest try. I hear my name come from across the room in a slightly perturbed tone if I do not go for it….I’ve started to harbor the hope that my knee will actually recover without surgery, though who really knows. I go to see an orthopedist in Dec, so I will take that professional opinion into consideration.

At the present I am able to get into a loose lotus during the end part of practice enough to do a semblance of Pindasana, uthi pluthi, etc. The knee is still not right, though it seems more a matter of regaining flexibility at this point….

At any rate, its defintely re-ignited my desire to practice and i get loads of adjustments from the teacher as there have only been about 5 or 6 of us in the morning mysore. I’m going to try and keep it up, going 1x per week and the rest self-practice until I can figure out a more consistent way to get there.