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And the wheel keeps on turning

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Halasana I have had 3 Ashtanga teachers so far. For distinct reasons none of them lasted much. Still, I do have fairly good memories of each one of them. From the first one I learned the respect for the practice and how to overcome a few mobility and emotional issues. The second one helped me in not being that rigid with my sequence and accepting any gaps I had then and was going to have in the future. The last one polished up most of my practice and taught me to be proud of certain achievements though they could be only temporary.   I am definitely lucky to have encountered such teachers. Any possible regression in my current practice is only my fault. What will come next?

Another day of no practice

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  Hi, I'm Xixo 😀 When I woke up in the morning my first thought was that today was going to be another day of no practice. I am starting to get sick of that. Days are passing by and both the tune and my mood aren't changing. I feel like practicing but I don't know how my body would be responding. So I refrain from... oh, for God's sake, cut the cord. Just another runaround. It's only about pain. I funked it like a chicken and started petting the cat instead 😊

Gioco di colori

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Non è sempre semplice e intuitivo riconoscere ciò che colora realmente la vita. Spesso si è portati a pensare che gli intoppi, i problemi, gli ostacoli, le rogne, i dolori, rappresentino il piatto grigiume dell'esistenza. Gli ingredienti che ci fanno barcamenare e sussistere in bianco e nero. Ma, in realtà, al pari delle gioie, sono il sale della vita. Sono le prove che danno un senso al nostro giostrare quotidiano. Sono i colori del nostro personale arcobaleno. E così una pratica in bianco e nero alla fine sarà più genuina ed autentica di una serie sfavillante di asana a pieni colori... almeno avremo la certezza che la coscienza è lì dove vogliamo che sia.

Memorias de un tiempo pre-yóguico

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Padmasana   Un día del siglo pasado, comiendo un helado de camino hacía la biblioteca de nuestra facultad, una amiga me dijo con un guiño de complicidad indicando a otra compañera que nos precedía: "Hay personas áridas, que quizá tengan una vida emocional interior muy desarrollada pero en su relación con el mundo exterior son estériles, infecundas y no dejan nada tras su paso. Las distingues en parte por el egocentrismo y por el hecho de que tienden a huir repentinamente y a encerrarse en su propio territorio, pero sobre todo porque son monolíticas y muestran casi siempre la misma faceta - que puede ser incluso de lo más agradable". Terminó encogiéndose de hombros con una sonrisa y volvió a dedicar toda su atención al cucurucho de helado de café y regaliz.

No turning back

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Utpluthih Han pasado más cosas en mi vida en estos 12 meses que en la última década y me han despertado de forma abrupta de un letargo largo diez años. A pesar de las dificultades y problemas aún sin resolver, bienvenida sea la despedida de costumbres que entorpecen, personas que lastran y objetos que atan. Y bienvenido sea lo que venga.