I have triumphed (kind of) over the yoga pose I thought I'd never be able to conquer. So SUCK IT CROW!
And what makes it even more amazing is that, when I was finally able to do it, I hadn't even DONE yoga in months. Over the past year, I've had classes with two very different instructors, but I was never able to get the support from placing my knees on the backs of my forearms that would enable me to pick my feet up and balance.
For those of you who don't know, this is the Crow (or Bakasana) pose:
A couple weeks ago, I finally felt like I was ready to get back into yoga. The class schedule had changed for the winter, so I found myself going at a different time with a different instructor. Towards the end of the session, she had us go down into a squat, sinking in deeper with each breath, pressing our knees out wide. And from THERE she brought us into Crow - thumbs and forefingers turned in to form a triangle, hands spread shoulder width apart, legs slights straightend so knees hit the back of the forearms.
Now I was away from yoga for almost 4 months and, for the first time, I GOT AIR. Sure, it was only for like a bazillionth of a nanosecond, but both my feet were OFF THE GROUND and IN THE AIR.
After 6 months and 2 different instructors, I had never been close to even FEELING confident enough to lift my feet. So for all those yogis who haven't been able to master crow - whether they've been doing yoga for a month or a year - it's not you, it's the instruction. It seriously makes a world of difference.
And just to add to the awesome, my friend Tyrone and his g/f have entered a video in Macy's Keeps America Cooking Contest. Together they "explore Boston's famous Haymarket make Tilapia fillets in spicy tomato curry."
It looks DELICIOUS. So go rate and vote!
And yeah, this is totally turning into more of a lifestyle blog, rather than just a restaurant/food blog. *shrug* Whatevs.
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