Yoga for Joy and Peace: Scorpion pose, becomes even more fun:)

Oh, I have now completed two rope yoga classes... and sir tells me that my pain-bearing capacity is what keeps me going:) I liked hearing that. When the pain, as the rope cuts into you, hits your brain, it sort of collapses -- the mind I mean crumbles. Then, if you can focus over all that pain static, then that is another zone altogether. U feel removed from physical pain, and other stuff, from the heart too. Vairagya can be rather a high!

Since my students are moving into scorpion (Mayank and Petros have got it, for sure) and I wish to be able to reach them beyond that, soon, I have been trying some variations. One is called the charging scorpion, where the legs hang rather low behind the head. Though I feel I am doing a commendable job, when I photo-shoot myself I see it does not seem to have reached impressive intensity:( So, now tried this leg cycling in the scorpion. Yes, yes, u can actually cycle your legs in the scorpion, like in the headstand. ...will video it as soon as I perfect it. This is my second attempt at this pose today, with cream on my elbows (my trainer-buddy Biki says I am not a woman any more with my feet all cut up, black-marked with kicking and guarding, and now the rope cuts at my toes...:so tried to bring some femininity back into my life with this cream routine, but its not going to work, because when I see I new pose, I must try it.. the other day tried lifting up from the pigeon to headstand... u can actually do that vinyasa... wow! That time I was between the computer table and the door) so this felt really nice. The legs drop back and forth. U can actually pedal your legs in the scorpion Mann! That feels immense... REALLY!

And please don't lecture me that this is just a stunt (these raja yogis, they are clueless really)... the mind has to be really calm to be able to reach things with the body... That is my centering. ...