WHOA YA’LL.

I can do a headstand. I can! I use the wall, but I move away from it, and I can DO HEADSTANDS!! I have been doing them like crazy since I realized - HEY! You can do this!

Proof:

 

Yeah, that’s me, in a headstand - with a relaxed face! Niiice.

Now I am working on doing them without the assistance of the wall. Which is totally possible. Most of this is actually mental. I am strong enough to do it. I am STRONG enough to do it! (Cue the jumping and smiling and bouncing!!)

We talked about “it takes effort to achieve effortlessness” in class today. And I reflected about something our teacher shared with us weeks ago. She talked about the fact that when we practice poses, we are working towards our most efficient way to do the pose. So, that doesn’t mean I’m struggling in handstand in the middle of the floor. It means, I am efficiently using the wall to help steady me, strengthening my back, arms, legs, and core, but I am not tense. Efficient = DOING the pose with the LEAST amount of work.

This is something I would like to start incorporating in my life more and more. LIVING life with the least amount of work/suffering/effort. You’ve got to exert some energy in any pose, and in any stage of life, but can you (figure out how to) do it efficiently?

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2 Responses to “Quickie: Headstands and Efficiency”

1. Jessica Says:
   November 23rd, 2009 at 2:24 pm

   Efficiency is key! Efficiency and balance. Congratulations on the headstand!! I love you.

2. Asha Says:
   November 27th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

   thanks for the proof haha! and the nice smile

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