Shirshasana

I have just begun Astanga classes at my yoga home.  This is not my very first experience of The Primary Series.  I had a brief introduction years ago on a series of beginners’ classes with Leela Miller.  Leela was incredible, but I never went back beyond those classes.  I felt so intimidated by my surroundings…

Well… less than week after writing about not being able to do headstands, I managed to do two <span within three 2015 days!  First in Astanga class then during an amazing master class at Yogahaven led by one of my favourite teachers, Allie Hill. With guidance and having the posture clearly broken down, step-by-step, I was…

I have a fear of rodents (squirrels don’t count – it’s the fluffy tails, I guess), Chuggers and handstands.  Handstands and other inversions.  They strike fear into my core – something akin to what might be felt by a cow who has just been smiled at by the Burger King, maybe…  Even as a kid…