Annual Winster Solstice 108 Sun Salutations

About two  years ago,  I wrote about my upcoming first attempt at 108 Sun Salutations with a group of people to celebrate the Winter Solstice.     Last year I wrote a second post about  doing 108 Sun Salutations.

First Post

 Last Year's Post


Today was my third time doing this.  

For each Sun Salutation I did  a Chaturanga and an Upward  Dog (or Cobra) without using my knees.   This basically meant 108 slow  push ups  in addition to the 108 down dogs,  216 forward , folds, 108 half lifts,  216 lunges  (I did 108 low and 108 high ) and 108 prayer positions.       I,  along with everyone else,  finished in about 1.5 hours.     As usual hard part was more mental,  as doing something that many times  and knowing how many were left was more of a challenge than actually doing the flows.    


It was great to see 30 plus people from 16 to 60 caring enough about themselves to take on this endeavor.    The energy is so positive and so great. That  is the best thing about doing these Salutations.

I am sure that my hamstrings will be pretty sore and I may skip my Sunday morning class to do a long Yin sequence at home to stretch my hamstrings,  hips and back.    I may do both depending on how I feel.

Thanks to Take Yoga Studios for doing this every year..   Take Yoga


 Namaste..

 

Back to the Travel Mat

I am on the road this week in a nondescript middle American city.    This is the first trip in over a year where I could not bring my regular mat with me so its back to the skinny easy to pack travel mat again.   Practicing in a cramped hotel is not optimal but the option not to practice is not there.   Even though the mat may be thin and lacking real grip,  I know that I still must practice and this is my best option.    A commitment to a regular practice means that practicing at home and on the road is just as if not  more important than going to the studio.      After 4+ years of regular practice,  it is a part of me. Continuing my practice will be the only way I will have  a chance to do headstand when I am  100 years old.



Namaste.