A supta kurmasana incident put me out of
action for 24 hours - literally left lying flat on the sofa.
It’s always interesting when you pull whatever
obscure muscle how you realise just how many actions require that obscure
muscle. For example, my back hurt when I walked up the stairs but not when I walked
down.
I was never worried about it – it was annoying more
than anything else. For one I was unable to go to my ashtanga class on Sunday. I
tried to convince myself Saturday night that I might be ok in the morning, but
really – there was NO way I could have taken a class. Or even done any postures
for that matter. All I had was books and tv.
But on Sunday afternoon I got up to get a drink and
I noticed the pain had miraculously passed. Weird – like I’d been to Lourdes or something. I could feel that it wasn't perfect, but there was certainly no pain
– I even went off on a long bike ride (still cautious re: yoga).
By Monday I was ready for stretches and, choosing
the right ones, this went off without a hitch. So much so that I was
ashtanga-ready by Tuesday. Honestly it was truly amazing.
Today (Thursday) I was able to complete a great
quality primary series.
