Day 5Have I memorized my Sankrit chants yet? Not quite...I am finding that my ability to memorize lines has degraded. A friend recently suggested that maybe the training will improve that ability. We shall see. During this class we studied very basic Sanskrit vowel/consonant pronunciation and then some corresponding words. It really is a beautiful language. I was able to decipher one word from the Sanskrit symbols which translated to KAMALA, which means lotus (a specific variety). Ah, I was once able to memorize Japanese words with relative ease (and the use of the term relative here, um....is also relative).
As I struggle with the complex glottal, back-of-the-mouth, roof-of-the-mouth, tip-of-the-tongue pronunciations, I notice that my my accent sounds more Russian than Indian? I may end up sounding like Yakov Smirnoff - The Yoga Instructor. Thankfully, learning the Sanskrit symbols is extra credit in class and not required. But it is good to study the root of the words in the language from which yoga was born.
Now for the knee. Last year I twisted it. I just turned on my left knee, keeping my booting firmly planted forward. Did I subconsciously do this in order learn from the pain that is now forcing me to pay attention to my practice? Maybe. It's taken this a long time to heal and it's not quite done yet. So, don't do that "keep the foot planted and turn suddenly on the knee" maneuver. And now, this little knee issue has resurfaced just as I started teacher training.
The ensuing Shakespearean Tragedy I created in my head over this included:
"How can I be a teacher with a bum knee?", I said to my teacher. She replied,
"I know many wonderful yoga teachers with knee issues, hip issues...
and because of that they are more aware and can be helpful to others in class
with the same issues."
Another blow to my inner bully that keeps telling my to quit.
And the journey unfolds...like the lotus.
Namaste, Friends
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