Day 9

Weather: really nice. not too cold.
Today's overall feeling: positive

Today was a good day for me, both yoga wise and other. I went to a class this morning at my local studio and had a class with Garrell Herndon. Garrell is a fantastic teacher, a mellow & humorous guy with quite a bit of anatomical and yoga knowledge. The funny thing is, I went to class feeling like I didn't want to go. I felt like I wanted a break today, but in the spirit of my blossoming self-discipline I went. And I'm really glad I did.

Prasarita Padottonasana

The practice today was actually a boon to my right heel, as I've been suffering a bit of pain while doing Prasarita Padottonasana. So what has been happening to me is a pain in my right heel, like on the inside when i'm in the final pose. A little adjustment of my foot, basically pressing down on my big toe side-ball of the foot, helped a great deal.

Besides the actual fix, what made me the happiest was the fact that there was an actual fix to what I thought might be a physical limitation of myself. You know like central bone rot, a disease I made up by uneducatedly thinking too hard about why my inner heel bone was in pain. BTW, if you do an image search for bone rot, you get a bunch of pictures of T-Bone steaks and some Halloween decorations.

If you suffer from physical limitations in your yoga practice ask your teacher what modifications can be made to make whatever pose possible. I believe that anything is possible. Maybe if you are without an arm, not a one armed handstand.
or maybe I am wrong...
In this life you can do anything!