Feeling the absence

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I have often said I am fine with my solo practice. That’s still true but, to be honest, there is a major drawback in it - I have no guidance, I lost connection with my teacher and that is something that hurts and can hurt.

No one is there to correct my defects while I am practicing. Yeah, in this pic I'm touching my fingers and almost clasping my hands, something unthinkable only a few months ago; but nobody is warning me that I am also bending my back and not completing the twist of the head. So I have to shoot videos just to know what I am actually doing… a poor and time-consuming solution, but it is what it is.

In the meantime, I try and improve at least where I understand I can make a difference.

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