Competition Clinic, day 2
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Competition clinic was very informative and a lot of fun. Every single person in the room was a source of inspiration for me. Tara is a fantastic coach! I need to work on ALL my five compulsory postures.As for the advanced postures, I’ve picked ONE so far. Years after dabbling in gymnastics in primary school, I can still do a decent side split with the right leg forward. So now I need to work on a split with a back bend. OUCH.
Practising Bikram Yoga in a hot room allows your muscles to be warmed up, preventing injuries. Practising the competition sequence in a non-heated room is quite a challenge. Which is why we have to attend the 9AM class before the 11AM clinic, you’d be crazy not to warm up before the clinic.
The five compulsory postures for Yoga Competition are (Sanskrit names in brackets, click on English names for what they look like):
Standing Head to Knee (Dandayamana – JanuShirasana)
Standing Bow Pulling (Dandayamana – Dhanurasana)
Bow (Dhanurasana)
Rabbit (Sasangasana)
Stretching (Paschimottanasana)
*Pictures source: http://www.bikramyoga.com*
Thank goodness we just have to call out the English names instead of the Sanskrit names before each pose. It’s scary enough to be on stage for three minutes going into seven postures, it would be scarier to screw the Sanskrit names up along the way.
There’s five points awarded for grace, my performance today earned me a minus 50, I think.
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