"Foundations"
#tourof2nd
#ardhasirsasana
aka: #halfbend
In the sacred text portion of today's intensive @davidgarriguesyoga told us the story of Siva's blue neck.
As a kind of poison was choking the earth, Siva came to action and took the poison from the sky and found himself in a pickle: he could not swallow the poison, nor could he spit it back out.
So he sat with it, the poison safely in his neck. From this, his color changed.
Have you heard the opening chant for the Ashtanga yoga practice? The halalas mentioned are the poisons for which practice is the answer.
In small ways, we learn to sit with things as they actually are, not rejecting, projecting, or justifying.
When that skill gets stronger, we up the ante. So, perhaps you can see what I'm getting at here? 💡💎🔦
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"Makara"
#tourof2nd
Makara is the name of my kayak. I love being out on the river, playing pirate.
Makara is a fierce sea-creature in Hindu mythology. The front half of this beast is a land based animal, often an elephant, crocodile, stag or deer. His hind part is depicted as an aquatic animal, in the form of a fish or seal tail. Sometimes, even a peacock tail is depicted.

#karandavasana might be a Himalayan goose, sure, but to me she is a chimera named Makara.
Picture the image of the body as a rickety ship, sailing across the sea of suffering to the oasis of true nature, called bliss. It, as @davidgarriguesyoga says, is unseaworthy-- takes in water-- may just sink.
But, if you fear so much you never start the trip, you're sure do die in the depths of the fear. So you sail-- and with enough faith and courage, you may just make it.
The alternative is that you die right where you are, and as @rupaulofficial says, "none of us are making it out alive." None of us are making it without takin' on some water, so you might as well sail.
For me, makara cum karanda has helped me to love the adventure, see the sacred geometries, and fall on my face many times. You just get back up. 🐥🔥💦🐋 Find the entire Intermediate Series (and more) in the latest Ashtanga Dispatch —> visit ashtangadispatch.com/themagazine. *5% of all proceeds go to @eaglemountboz, a small charity making a BIG difference by providing outdoor adventures for kids with disabilities.
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