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Acrolove, quirks, work...
Aug. 26th, 2009 11:01 pmAcroyoga, and partner acro in general, makes me feel so unstoppable. Two kickovers tonight, flying barrel roll, basing part of barrel roll, trying to fly a free-balancing inverted bow on someone's hands (didn't quite work, but hey)... some pressing practice. Ooh, and also a free-standing shoulderstand on someone's hands (not holding their legs at all) and then we did a 180-degree twist into bat, which was new for me. It's funny how working with brand new people can be almost as fun as working with advanced people because they get so excited.
Things people have said to me in the past couple sessions:
"I can feel the yoga. You're really solid."
"I don't feel afraid of hurting you because you're such a rubber band."
"Thank you so much, that was really thrilling."
"You can base this, really??"
I was thinking on the escalator on the way home that I've always moved kind of deliberately. Some people like it and to some people it comes off as a little stiff, but there it is, either way. Well, guess what tightness and slow, deliberate movement are good for? FLYING. It doesn't exactly hurt for basing either. I suppose that's half the battle -- finding what turns your quirks into advantages. I don't think I do acroyoga because I'm good at it, but at the same time I'm glad to be pretty good because of the things it lets me do.
I snagged a spare ticket to Alegria tomorrow night, so I expect to soon be in that buzzed state of total admiration tainted with grief because I'll never be a contortionist.
Somewhat drunk... I think I'll wash down some melotonin with the alcohol and go do a cryptic crossword for a while. One more thing about acroyoga... I am so grateful that it's intense enough to basically wash the work out of my brain. I interviewed a guy today who I really liked but who won't make it into Zillian, and I was sad, but now that all seems pretty distant.
Things people have said to me in the past couple sessions:
"I can feel the yoga. You're really solid."
"I don't feel afraid of hurting you because you're such a rubber band."
"Thank you so much, that was really thrilling."
"You can base this, really??"
I was thinking on the escalator on the way home that I've always moved kind of deliberately. Some people like it and to some people it comes off as a little stiff, but there it is, either way. Well, guess what tightness and slow, deliberate movement are good for? FLYING. It doesn't exactly hurt for basing either. I suppose that's half the battle -- finding what turns your quirks into advantages. I don't think I do acroyoga because I'm good at it, but at the same time I'm glad to be pretty good because of the things it lets me do.
I snagged a spare ticket to Alegria tomorrow night, so I expect to soon be in that buzzed state of total admiration tainted with grief because I'll never be a contortionist.
Somewhat drunk... I think I'll wash down some melotonin with the alcohol and go do a cryptic crossword for a while. One more thing about acroyoga... I am so grateful that it's intense enough to basically wash the work out of my brain. I interviewed a guy today who I really liked but who won't make it into Zillian, and I was sad, but now that all seems pretty distant.
