Another month of doing my daily tadasana. I haven’t built up beyond doing one minute. Instead, I have been focusing on how the pose feels.
I do a toes to shoulders meditation. Telling myself, “weight evenly distributed on my feet, soft knee, solid knee (lift quad) without hyper-extending, pelvic tilt, full belly breath, expand lungs, shoulders back and relaxed down, head tucked neck neutral.”
I have a lot of problem spots that need a talking to, obviously. Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror to check my form. Sometimes I close my eyes and catch how I sway slightly because my weight doesn’t stay evenly distributed on my feet. I bring myself back to the pose, always back to the pose, back to my breath.
If I’m in the mood I’ll add some tree pose and ankle strengthening exercises. I’m very weak in my ankles after breaking and spraining them multiple times in my life. Balance is critical as one ages to avoid falls and broken bones.
I’d say I’m doing well with the challenge. I need to think about how I’ll focus my yoga practice during July. I think it may be time to go longer or do additional pranayama.