Gia Kim Instagram – CONSISTENCY NEVER BETRAYS🙏🏻 And if the process ain’t messy, you’re not doing it right.😂
Yoga is so much more than doing “that pose,” but why I chose the headstand to work on is because I’ve practiced yoga for 10 years but I hadn’t attempted it until the in the recent year or two. And even then I never really left the comfort of the wall – not till I was encouraged to try it without the wall during the teacher training.
Week 1 – I did it once during the program, but with full hands-on help. I realized working on an unfamiliar pose forced me to listen more to all of my body I normally wouldn’t with familiar asanas. This encouraged me to keep going.
Week 2 – I got my two feet off the floor and very very slowly worked my legs up and stayed that way only to keep tumbling so I went back to the wall.
Week 3 – I got my two feet off and made my legs midway up (but not straight), but couldn’t hold it for more than 5 seconds and I was still putting too much pressure on my neck.
Week 4 – I came up almost straight and managed to stay that way for a full minute with little to no pressure on my neck at all!!
The mat came everywhere I went while I traveled and I practiced this asana 5-6 times a day at the end of my practice with the exception of the one week I anticipated my period. Some days, I tumbled 5 times and called it a day.
Especially because balancing has always been my weak spot, the epitome of a full-body balance was this specific headstand pose. And working on it meant working on everything I had lacked- listening to my body, engaging my arms, my core, my lower body, all at the same time while taking time to really, listen.
Even now though depending on my conditions, I still tumble forward if I get too arrogant and do it without tuning into my body. I don’t think there’s really ever a “mastering” of a pose. Building anything takes forever but it only takes a second to undo.
All that to say, a lot of things in life may not be certain, but one thing is for sure – with time and patience, consistent effort will never betray you!!! | Posted on 02/Sep/2024 22:33:44
