Excerpt from Yoga Journal's article "Releasing into Backbends":
Backbends. It's the only groups of asanas in yoga that scares the bejeepers out of me before I even roll out my mat. The word scares me. They're hard, aren't they? After a week of concentrated effort (and almost two years of recurrent effort), I can power one hand to one raised and shaking heel in Camel...
I can totally relate to what the author was writing about. Yes, backbends. That fear-inducing nauseating group of asanas that I find especially hard to practise. If I had to to do backbends during a class, I will try my best but I really do hate it. My teacher likes us to hold camel for at least 15 counts, 8 counts is usually the max for me. That is almost a lifetime to me...Camel, standing backbends, scorpion (I can only do this against a wall) and many other backbends. I get nervous even thinking abt them.
At least, I know I am not alone, there are others who share this fear. Ha, ha. Someone actually wrote about them. I am relieved. I am usually the odd one out in most of the yoga classes. My fellow classmates are serious backbenders. While they are in their backbends, I am the one looking around. Can't blame them as my teachers at the studio are superb backbenders. Watch one of the teacher demonstrating advance backbends.
Relieved. I really do need a lot more practice. It will be some time before I attend a Hot Backbend class ...
Read abt yoga journal backbend story here.
http://blogs.yogajournal.com/beginnersmind/2011/07/releasing-into-backbends.html
My previous backbending blog entry here.
