i followed the advice of my good friend and tried the 12 basic asanas in the sivananda practice. to be truthful, i can't really do a headstand at the moment so i skipped that one. i focused on my breath and started with 5 series A sun salutations and 3 B then cycled through the poses.
i couldn't figure out how to prop my hips in fish pose, but here we are. i liked being able to follow my own breath and i held most of the poses for 10 breaths each. when i hold a pose that long i find that about half way through i relax or realize i can shift deeper or move my body to refocus and finish up.
without the verbal guidance, i felt able to focus in on myself in a different way. i'm going to keep trying a quieter practice.
yay! if you want, you can use dolphin pose as preparation for head stand. i think dolphin is really hard, actually. http://www.yogajournal.com/basics/2323
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