Wednesday, January 25, 2012
YES!!! The 1 minute hold happened!
I loved loved loved the experience! What a great way to watch my mind!
First of all, I had no timer. Going into it, I told myself to count 10 at a time instead of counting to 60. After just 3 counts of 10 breath, my mind was going crazy! It kept saying legs were burning, then I took it to the shoulders, then shoulders were hurting, then I took it back to the legs and kept the burns there. And at this point, the count became just five at a time, easier, it felt shorter. And I really lost count of how many fives I did. Then at the final stage, I kept telling myself, 5 more, 5 more, then it went down to two more, two more, then just 1 more, 1 last time. I so fucking pushed it... and when I came up, the feeling of the high utterly blew me away. Everything in me went blank, totally blank! It was beyond the wasabi kick! This bench mark will absolutely make the 5 breaths in Kapo A an easy walk in the park, and the 15 breaths in Kapo B a piece of cake. Reading Grimmly's post about long hold in Kapo really trigger it all, thanks Grimmly!
It's about time this happened!!!
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YAY! Congratulations, know you've been working at this for a bit. Not about the posture of course so much as the will, focus and concentration.
Funny you mention the long holds in Kapo. I'm working on this rushi approach at the moment fifty breaths each posture working through the series ten at a time. On primary at the moment but couldn't resist having a trial run on kapo during my 2nd series practice last night. Managed 25 breaths, felt quite triumphant, had filmed it too, was about to post it on YouTube when I noticed I'd done the same thing a year ago. Oh well. In the description to the video it reminded me that Iyengar had done a fifteen minute kapo, had forgotten all about that. 15 Minutes!!!
wow , great baby jana ..80 second OK?
Yes yes, Grimmly. If you read my previous post, I commented exactly what you wrote here. It was really your 25 breaths hold on the kapo that got me determine to give it a go, and it worked.
I am on a roll about the kapo. I remembered back then you were on it day in and day out too for a period. Now it is finally my turn to get on it, sort of following your path here, I believe it will work. I am throwing in lots preps too, and that is how it goes when you self practice, I agree with you these preps serve us as assist in the homeshala.
I am planning to do the one minute hold at least once or twice a week till it gets comfortable, then I will start to build up the kapo A hold...
Thanks again, Grimmly.
Baby, 80 sec? Only if we do it side by side, it might happen. You want the challenge? You can pick any pose...
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