tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post521387954649115849..comments2023-04-05T04:50:31.709-07:00Comments on Eat the Yolk: When Life Gives You Liz LemonsElisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888081929539943621noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-14656692692803126872010-01-22T13:48:22.254-08:002010-01-22T13:48:22.254-08:00You're totally right with the balance thing, B...You're totally right with the balance thing, BYC! It does improve with being closer. Sadly, I also know what you mean by "need to get permission." <br /><br />Thanks for the support, Johan! I know--it's not about the depth or expression of the posture as long as you're working it to the best of your ability.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888081929539943621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-62934643461423385622010-01-22T11:56:27.087-08:002010-01-22T11:56:27.087-08:00My friend Reggi dragged me to the front row about ...My friend Reggi dragged me to the front row about a year and a half ago. I was a second row lurker who thought you had to "get permission" to go up there to the front. I really looked up to all of the rockstar yogis in the front! I was scared to go up there and kept telling her I wasn't "good enough" to be up there yet. She just poo poohed me and made me put her mat by hers. Now I love it up there. I don't feel pressure to "perform" but I am always mindful that I can affect the energy of those behind me, so I try not to fidget and I really try not to take a knee in the standing series. I also try to ease gracefully back into bow when I fall out (as I always do!) and not make any distracting quick moves. The proximity to the mirror really helps with balance! It's awesome!bikramyogachickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685444498620345130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-41772846940200194042010-01-20T00:23:10.939-08:002010-01-20T00:23:10.939-08:00That's it exactly I just had to move to the fr...That's it exactly I just had to move to the front to see myself in the mirror so it wasn't something I spent any time thinking about.<br />"What if students think I think I'm some sort of model yogi?" - But you are! You've got a regular practice and you care deeply about your yoga, what better model could there be?<br /><br />J, I've now got a picture of you deliberately folding your standing knee and tumbling straight down in standing bow just to show them. Hilarious.Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113337186033467163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-53544154715533035092010-01-19T15:16:24.215-08:002010-01-19T15:16:24.215-08:00Tina Fey is the goddess. I love 30 Rock!
Thanks f...Tina Fey is the goddess. I love 30 Rock!<br /><br />Thanks for the support and insights. Interesting about the student who skips lots of poses. No judgment, I suppose--maybe there's a reason, like bad eyesight or something. (In fact, bad eyesight was what got me up there. I had to give the contacts a rest and I just couldn't see a damn thing without being way in the front.)Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888081929539943621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-59304987638270385482010-01-19T14:39:24.976-08:002010-01-19T14:39:24.976-08:00At our studio, anybody who's willing to put fo...At our studio, anybody who's willing to put forth some focus and effort is welcome in the front row, although newbies are usually steered toward the back rows, in order to observe others.<br />We have one regular who always takes a spot in the front row and almost always ends up spending a great deal of the class in savasana. Teachers have joked, commented, and scolded her, telling her that she shouldn't get in front if she's going to give up, but it doesn't seem to change much.<br />I still feel a little shy about it myself, but maybe I ought to step up to the front row more often.Sisyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089831704119926197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-21049156227585027882010-01-18T22:34:58.842-08:002010-01-18T22:34:58.842-08:00I heart Liz Lemon!!
You SO don't need to be p...I heart Liz Lemon!!<br /><br />You SO don't need to be perfect to stand up front. You just need to know the postures well enough for the new peeps to be able to follow you! And SOMEONE'S gotta get up there, so the people who still feel more comfortable in the back will be grateful to you for doing that service to the class! Honestly, apart from new people checking to see if they're doing the right thing, no one's really gonna worry about you. And if you fall out of postures, that's GREAT - shows the new people that it's fine to fall out and get back in!! (I am ALWAYS demonstrating how to fall out of stuff - haha.)thedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.com