Day 10 is Sphinx Pose. Picture above is from today 3/10/20 Picture below is from 2/14/15. There’s not much to see here guys...but in five years I can tell you that my understanding of this pose has most certainly developed. In the picture on the bottom I saw this pose as a resting position. Now? I definitely press into my elbows way more and use that weight to drag my chest forward, engaging my thoracic region, & of course engaging the core/legs/tootsies (toes in case you don’t understand my lingo)—add all that up and Sphinx pose is a bit harder then just resting like you’re watching TV. Now I understand it’s a backbend...and you know what they say about backbends!!!! Oh you don’t?! Let me tell you...heightened emotionality sneaks up on the mind. I’ve never taken so long to take a picture of a pose...nothing felt right today. My practice wasn’t as light hearted as it usually is and every time I went to decide on a frame to capture (I record a video then screenshot) nothing really spoke to me :/ ONLY because I was being so critical...even now I feel like I could’ve done a better job with this pose but this is the reality of yoga. You’re not always a happy positive person. You’re not living in only positivity. I say this because a lot of philosophical-brained people who know I’m a yogi have told me “you’re too positive” or “it’s wrong of you to only acknowledge positivity”...well, what I have to say to this is that it is correct to accept the nature of duality HOWEVER when do you think you perform your best physically...also do you think you learn more by wallowing in negativity or is it that when you accept negativity you’re actually being positive—and does that help facilitate productivity? I’ll let you guys think on that. I surrender to the nature of duality and the duality of nature 😝💖💞⭐️💫✨ some days are good some days are bad. We learn regardless. #yogi #yogachallenge #marchyogachallenge #smile #breathe #itsokaynottobeokay #yoginilifestyle #yogini #sphinxpose #practiceandalliscoming https://www.instagram.com/p/B9j8A_QFIC6/?igshid=1eses7lewjshl
