For over a decade now, I've been working on, refining and teaching uttitha trikonasana (triangle pose). Often, especially if I've been away from my practice for a few days, it feels like coming home. So why, when at a workshop with Maureen Carruthers did I run up against resistance in this pose? It wasn't a physical obstruction either.
Maureen asked us to enter trikonasana (triangle) in an exploratory manner. To move slowly, deepening our relationship to our centre. I found myself wanting to go into the pose the way I always did, with some awareness, sure, and with a definite swiftness. So, I had to stop and ask myself: did I need to go into this triangle the way I did yesterday's triangle? Did I think if I didn't do it the same, I'd somehow lose the pose? Maureen encouraged us to put aside our competitive nature and, as we moved into the pose, to seek joy.
Joy. Right. That's why I do this practice. For the love and joy of it. How could I forget?
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