10,000 Vinyasas » acro-yoga

Injury Update

carl — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:43:38 +0000

I think the shoulder is completely healed, a combination of rehabilitation (Airrosti) and me being careful in practice. At any rate, we did 3 kickovers in a row at acro today without issue, and I believe it’s time to move on. Anticipating tomorrow’s practice with hope and enthusiasm. A death in the family this week caused me to miss some practice, and I was especially glad to get back to it; it feels like your body truly needs this and suffers when it is not available. Teaching notes: I am starting my fourth weekly class tomorrow, and intend for it to be a more vinyasa-style class, in the vein of what my original teacher used to teach. I continue to sub a different class at least once a week, which keeps things fresh and at the same time makes me appreciate my “regulars.” One of the unanticipated pleasures of teaching is watching people make progress. I imagine some of them may not even notice the slow but steady progress, but when you look at the group as a whole and compare them to the students in a subbed class, the difference is noticeable.

The Return To Practice…

carl — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:47:16 +0000

Well, I was kind of joking a few posts ago about the “sweatiest practice ever,” but I think yesterday’s return to my Saturday led Primary Series really was, in fact, if not the sweatiest, then certainly up in the top three. Also noted that this practice was done on perhaps the hottest day of the year here. At any rate, brought one of my students along to help him experience a different teacher and environment; he acquitted himself well. My shoulder has almost completely healed, and I did not aggravate it yesterday by jumping back (I am doing this with more awareness now, so I think we can continue without fear of further injury). I had missed the led Primary class quite a bit, and despite some normal difficulties, got through it with a sense of serenity and peacefulness. Looking forward to getting back into more practice, although I may have to attend to my “other” job more than usual this week. In other news, I have picked up a new class at the gym on Saturday mornings, and am scheduled to sub for a teacher at the gymnastics center not far from the house. Acro has been going well, also (pictures to be posted).

Yoga Update

carl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:20:16 +0000

My knee has been deemed safe to practice, although it still hurts when I take it to lotus, and my right rotator cuff injury, which I haven’t mentioned until now, has started healing with the help of daily exercises, and I’ve continued to enjoy my acro-yoga practice. My progress so far: my handstand has gotten slightly better, my kickovers from backbend have gotten much better, and I’ve started practicing scorpion from headstand. Nice…the practice is intense and demanding, which is what I normally like in my exercise. I subbed quite a few classes last week, and really enjoyed that. My teaching has gotten much better, at least in my own eyes. I have a number of people who come to my classes with regularity, which is quite nice, but it’s also fun to teach to people who aren’t familiar with your own style. And that’s the news thats fit to print…

Another Acro Yoga Video

carl — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:41:30 +0000

I was at least present for this one…

I really do consider it an honor for these awesome people to let me practice with them…it’s like being allowed to practice with Cirque d’Soleil or something.

Acro Yoga Video

carl — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:04:59 +0000

Since I’ve been talking quite a bit on this blog about Acro Yoga, it seems appropriate to show this video to give everyone an idea of just what the heck I’m talking about. Well, here it is…

Acro-Yoga!!

carl — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:14:33 +0000

Attended my first class today, and was just amazed at how much fun I had. Made amazing progress with handstand, which up until now, I have had great trepidation about. A very nice two hours. I will most definitely be returning and deepening my practice with this. My back and shoulders are sore already, but in a good way. Thank you, Ana, and Yoga Shala, for introducing me to this.

(yoga notes) Had 2 (!) people in my morning class today…ended up doing much more practicing than I anticipated, but it was still good. The head of group fitness at the gyms I teach at mentioned that she’d had some favorable comments about me, so that’s nice to hear. I sure wish I could break free from work next week and attend David Williams intensive teacher training in Austin, but it is just impossible. There will be more opportunities.