practicing non-attachment is important for everyone but it happens to be one of the things i’ve been working on a lot in my practice. for over a year i’ve been practicing all of second series. i was starting to get greedy and lust after the 3rd series poses, but on one in my area is certified, so i would need to travel to explore some of these poses with a teacher. there were, however things i still need to work on in my second series practice. to name a few… get deeper in kapotasana, dwi pada, and come up (on my own) from karandavasana. so…a couple weeks ago i decided to pull back my practice and only practice through karandavasana until all three of those things were solid.
fast forward two weeks. i’ve been practicing more consistentaly- which seems to be key. eka pada and dwi pada are getting deeper. i’m finally almost coming up from karandavasana. so i think i’ll keep it here for a couple more weeks before slowly adding in the last few poses.
after letting go, i’ve realized there is a peace and a contentment that came with it. i feel my practice getting stronger. my wrists hurt less. i have fewer injuries in general.
on another note- i’ve really let my food nerdy-ness run too far. the moment i thought i couldn’t own any more cookbooks- i pick up a few more! i recently got a copy of padma lakshmi’s book, tangy, tart, hot and sweet. i’m a huge top chef fan, but i didn’t necessarily have high hopes for the cookbook. i ended up loving it. there are such great flavors and unusual ingredients. i have many rare ingredients in my kitchen but her book has introduced me to even more. i’m going to start a food geek blog. well, maybe i should just stick to this one – what makes me think i can handle two blogs when i haven’t been able to handle one. so… in addition to talking about yoga, i’m going to devote this blog to food. glorious food! there are two food blogs that inspire me. well, there are many, but two that inspire the way i want to write about food. one is 101 cookbooks. i know it’s a very popular food blog. when the author realized she had more cookbooks than any one person should – sounds familiar- she decided to start a blog and cook through her cookbook collection. the second blog that inspires the way i would like to write is alinea at home (same author who wrote french laundry at home). the blog follows the author as she cooks through two of the most challenging cookbooks. (i’ve been to alinea- once- and have yet to go to french laundry). i love the way she talks about her experiences cooking the recipes. i guess the blogs are similar- cooking through recipes- but one is much more technical.
so i will talk about my experiences with cookbooks i have- some easier recipes, some challenging (like my charlie trotter RAW). most vegetarian- some fish. this summer i’m getting a weekly CSA box from the well-loved angelic organics farm and will discuss cooking with those ingredients. i will also discuss interesting food i eat out in the chicago area, and geeky food facts i run across. so… stay tuned!
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