cobra

Day 6: Cobra Pose

Today my chosen pose was cobra.  I wanted something standardized, part of the sun salutation, that was manageable.    I chose this pose because I witnessed my husband stretching as he watched tv.  I only dragged him to yoga once, but he tends to replicate yoga poses.  I told him “You’re doing a yoga pose, you’re doing Cobra!”  He responded simply, “I know.”  The only reason he knew, is because every time his stretches remotely resemble  yoga, I yell it out to him.  And so today, I did yoga again at home.   It officially was Ash Wednesday, we had planned to attend church this evening, but was pulled into an episode of Oprah with Anthony Robbins.  This was our service today.  Later I proceeded to do some yoga as I watched a short documentary Ashtanga NY.  There was something comforting watching people practice these asanas daily, some movie stars, some regulars, all under Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. 

The documentary took place during the time pre and post 9/11 in the heart of New York.  It exemplified how these people stayed committed to their practice during this difficult time, and formed a sense of community despite the fact they may not know the other yogis names in the class, they felt connected.

Doing this simple pose of opening up my shoulders  and lower back and waking up to the world seems natural.  It is not an awkward position.  Anthony moved into the pose without trying or direction, sometimes your body craves it.