{"id":7,"date":"2013-03-02T03:39:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earthsplash.com\/yogaslice\/2013\/03\/02\/within-the-third-week\/"},"modified":"2013-03-02T03:39:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T08:39:00","slug":"within-the-third-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthsplash.com\/earthsplash\/blog\/2013\/03\/02\/within-the-third-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Within the third week"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are only 10 more days left till the end of this program and I’m dying to sleep in! I really enjoy only some of the meditation and kriya techniques. The tantra yoga is not for me…cannot relate to it nor see its goal. The monks that circulate the ashram must be THE most wisest, intelligent people I’ve ever met. There is not one topic they know nothing of – in depth. Their knowledge of computers\/technology is baffling, surprising and hilarious!\u00a0\u00a0It was unfortunate that they weren’t\u00a0invited to give us lectures on Vedanta or any other related studies. Yesterday we had a lecture from a prof in yogic sciences. Really enjoyed this more than any class so far…including some asana classes. \ud83d\ude42
\nHere’s Sartak, a sannyasin monk. He loves to chat! I think he’s amused with my iPad mini!<\/p>\n
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Didn’t know I could do the splits (hanuman asana) until I tried it here for the 1st time.<\/p>\n

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In terms of physical ability, I’ve noticed more flexibility in the backbends and some twisting poses. But because of the intense bending, I’ve lost flexibility in simple forward bending poses. My attempt at a favourite pose..<\/p>\n

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Vrschikasana \/ Scorpion Pose<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Yesterday, Maria and I went to an Ayurvedic doctor regarding the localized pain in the lower back. She said the reason it’s not felt with regular movement is because there is some inflammation in the deeper layers. \u00a0She suggested a 20 minute massage that we both were thrilled for. Her assistants did the treatment. When taken into the room, my eyes fell upon the uterus cover. I thought there won’t be need for that again, and that I can just have to lift my shirt so she can massage the area in question. But no, this time madam wanted everything off from earrings to anklet. I hesitated and told her its just ‘this part’ and pointed to my sore vertebrae. Since she didn’t speak English and was determined, I gave up. So, then I was asked to sit on a chair. She placed her hands on my head, parted my hair and drizzled a warm stream of coconut oil. She started massaging from the front of the head, while occasionally pulling layers up and using more oil. Not sure how this fixes my back pain but oooohhh heaven! She offered a face massage but I thought this was milking it, besides Maria will be waiting for me so we can hurry back to catch our 4:30pm class. Well then came the massage. An all body massage for an area no more than 1 square inch! I had to continuously tell myself to chill and enjoy since this was taking way more than 20 minutes. Five minutes of steam came next…the box that has this guillotine cover. During the shower, which is done by myself thankfully, came the knock I was waiting for. Hurry up madam, it’s 4 o clock. Got prescribed some herbal painkillers for the backpain and left…with doubt and a bit of disappointment that this 1.5 hrs did anything to help. I did my asanas beautifully and slept like a rock last night. My pain is not as intense today!<\/p>\n

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