Boiling soup at home has become a habit for me, and the magic is that the more I practice regularly, the more my body feelings and practice perceptions will emerge in endlessly, don't look at the content of each practice is the same, but the experience is really worlds apart.
Sun Salutation AB is important to me and it marks the beginning of every practice. I'm more accustomed to Sun Salutation A, and I always go through the process of my body going from stiffness to slowly opening. As the shoulders are relaxed, the position of the breath seems to change, and the body feels differently.
The first Sun Salutation A, from the four pillars to the upper dog, this conversion I think requires force to complete, in order to make myself do the asana with the least strength, I basically lie on the ground directly, and then push to the upper dog.
The second Sun Salutation A, from the four pillars to the upper dog, I also don't use too much force, but it seems that I can complete the transition without leaving the ground, of course, in which I have to pay a lot of attention to the breath and use the breath to lead the asana.
By the third A, I would jump straight from a half-forward bend to the four columns, and I had walked the first two times. Before every jump, I ask myself, is my body really ready?
No matter, just jump it, it's quite light to jump, plus the next four pillars to the upper dog is more relaxed.
During this time, it seems that my Sun Salutation B is also quietly changing. From my subjective feelings, Sun Salutation A will be relatively relaxed, and I will never practice myself to snort and breathe, but Sun Salutation B is not.
For a long time, my breathing in Sun Salutation B may be shallow and deep, fast and slow, and I will be a little tired. Occasionally, there will be a feeling of relaxation after doing the sun salutation B, but it is very rare.
I think that the Japanese salutation AB is very similar to the foundation of every Ah Tang practice, which can play a role in debugging. In the past, running 5 kilometers was the most difficult, and the first kilometer was the most difficult, because I had to adjust my breathing, and when my body was ready, I would feel more comfortable in the next few kilometers. The Sun Salutation ab seems to carry this purpose, and if it feels smooth, the later asanas may be smooth.
Some friends will say that whether the sun salutation AB can be done well depends on the state of practice on the day. I'm a person who doesn't care too much about the state of practice, and I pay more attention to the attitude and method of practice.
Even if my body is a little tired and a little uncomfortable, if I can find a connection with my body and practice in a way that is acceptable to my body, I may be pleasantly surprised to feel the experience.
Just like my recent Sun Salutation B, it seems that there is less and less shortness of breath and scrambles. Every time I do it, I enjoy it a little, even if I get up tired, I don't feel very tired after doing it, but I feel that I breathe deeper and longer, just like the breathing channel is smoother.
I didn't know what was going on and how to explain this change, so I had to silently sigh at the magic of Ah Tang.
Of course, in the practice of Sun Salutation B, there will also be small situations, such as I only do it 3 times at a time, and sometimes I am in a trance whether I have done it 2 times or 3 times.
I don't think I'm distracted, my attention seems to be on my breath, and then I forget to count it. At that time, I will think of my teacher's teachings, and I don't have to dwell on them. Okay, then I'll let myself go, and I'll treat it as if I've done it 3 timesKeep practicing, and count again the next day.
Teachers will say that the Japanese salutation AB is a warm-up, and it is true. But does this warm-up rely on the interaction of the body to warm up the body? I thought the effect of breathing would be more pronounced.
If the practitioner does the Sun Salutation AB and does not feel anything, and the body is still tight, I would recommend itIn Sun Salutation AB, there is no need to pay too much attention to the details and depth of each asana, but to pay more attention to the breathing, continue to feel in the asana, the breath is **, whether the breath is slowly opening the body, etcThere may be a windfall!
I look forward to meeting all the Ayu practitioners in the Sun Salutation AB every morning!
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