In The Shala

So, I have come all the way to practice yoga, learn from Nancy and Casie (not only the practice but also to develop my teaching... and I've learnt a LOT so far) and all u got is pics of this tropical paradise! So, here are some shala pics... I have had my ass so BADLY kicked by 3rd series that I'm currently very tired and drained and generally wiped out, but mainly very VERY humbled. "That's what 3rd Series is for!" - says Nancy, "to pop you down a peg or two." Crushed....

This is a sequence called Urdhva Kukkutasana (A, B & C). Naturally, Nancy being Nancy, she has to start you off NOT with Vasishthasana but with an extremely difficult pose to 'introduce' the series. It is like heralding the arrival of 3rd with a pretty brutal test. Vasishthasana is taught these days as first, but back in the 70s when Guruji was as Hardcore as nancy is in the 11's, it was taught this way. Going clockwise from top-left: Urdhva Kukkutasana A (going into it), Urdhva Kukkutasana B (lifting back up and into it), Urdhva Kukkutasana C (hopping up onto the arms from the floor with a little help from Casie; still eluding the carmera), and Urdhva Kukkutasana C (coming back up and springing out). Cheeky handstand at the end. Pics by Miss Vasey.



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