tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post6475892568534594043..comments2023-10-20T11:34:03.492+02:00Comments on Skippetty Street: Intermediate Rocks And Sucks At OnceSkippettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01150011417758604923noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-34792829528306789482010-05-21T18:30:11.042+02:002010-05-21T18:30:11.042+02:00Actually Mel, I think Londontown is the centre of ...Actually Mel, I think Londontown is the centre of the universe. The other day I was sat outside Pret on St Martin's and Long Acre, typing away furiously on my Blackberry when someone called my name. I looked up, saw a chick that looked REEEEAAAALLY familiar and she said "aren't you S' cousin?" I recognized her face from school (that's secondary school when we were like... 14 years old or something)... and she also doesn't even live here! She was on holiday with her 2 kids and husband from Lille in France. FREAKING FAR OUT!<br /><br />Yesterday afternoon I felt like I couldn't leave my bed. Today, I'm walking about. So maybe it's a cold afterall. Thank you, TV Doctor!Skippettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150011417758604923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-36020488027656537602010-05-21T17:53:07.167+02:002010-05-21T17:53:07.167+02:00Jaime I love it - you don't even live here and...Jaime I love it - you don't even live here and today you "bump into AC in the west end" and on sunday you saw someone you knew from cape town while we were at lunch. Something tells me you're just that kind of girl :)<br />Anyway I hope this bug shifts soon...by the way I once heard a TV doctor describe the difference between cold and flu. They said if you have proper flu there could be a bucket of £20 notes outside your window and you wouldn't be able to go out and get it, whereas if you could, you have a cold...daydreamingmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12950130144855104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-26859673080262326852010-05-21T16:58:30.636+02:002010-05-21T16:58:30.636+02:00Patrick - busted indeed. But the past few days i&#...Patrick - busted indeed. But the past few days i've had a legitimate excuse: I'm sick! nyah nyah! ;p<br /><br />Helen - you have my utmost respect for doing what you do, with your deep dedication to your practice. I will most certainly use you as inspiration! ...also, i'm now developing a cough so OK - will look at the multitude of backbends as something that will keep the cough at bay. <br /><br />Susan - half of London is sick! I just bumped into AC in the West End and she sounds as nasally as me too... so don't feel bad!<br /><br />V - I might see you either Sunday or Monday. :) xxxSkippettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150011417758604923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-79022734366865100782010-05-19T22:55:01.883+02:002010-05-19T22:55:01.883+02:00Yup, I'm the one with the telltale foot scratc...Yup, I'm the one with the telltale foot scratch marks on the green mat - can't be missed! I'm also the one that giggles out loud. It's a stupid habit but I can't help it.Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535333817282471962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-74504313772872471652010-05-19T22:50:38.135+02:002010-05-19T22:50:38.135+02:00Hi Susan,
Yes, mine is mostly better, thanks. Ma...Hi Susan,<br /><br />Yes, mine is mostly better, thanks. Managed to keep my full practice up, so not been feeling so bad. Think backbends keep a cough at bay if I can practice.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327224567959171369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-20179354960535582082010-05-19T18:16:41.901+02:002010-05-19T18:16:41.901+02:00Hmm... Jaime... now I feel bad for giving you a co...Hmm... Jaime... now I feel bad for giving you a cold... I hope you feel better!!! <br /><br />All I can say is that it seems to be highly contagious (half of London has come down with it simultaneously), but it only lasts a couple of days. I am all better now, is yours gone Helen??susanandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608125527941228200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-55380882452586679942010-05-19T16:36:03.691+02:002010-05-19T16:36:03.691+02:00Hi Jaime, Intermediate certainly can bring up all...Hi Jaime, Intermediate certainly can bring up all sorts of emotions. I had no idea I had so much to deal with! It's less intense at the moment than it has been for me but on monday I felt a real sense of frustration which didn't relate to anything really. <br /><br />You can progress without a regular teacher, I know progress isn't what it's about but it can help get you, well me anyway on my mat and working hard, so the real work can begin. I have come to love my self practice and learn a lot from my explorations, love being able to have some time with a teacher too :-) Hope your cold is better.<br /><br />HHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327224567959171369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-92172816564767377232010-05-19T15:33:12.530+02:002010-05-19T15:33:12.530+02:00Busted! I recommend that the jury sentence you to...Busted! I recommend that the jury sentence you to regular Intermediate practice. That'll teach ya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-38213850145273532512010-05-19T15:17:13.742+02:002010-05-19T15:17:13.742+02:00Hey Liz, thanks for the encouragement. Your line a...Hey Liz, thanks for the encouragement. Your line about "The process was uncomfortable and seemed endless and hopeless" is exactly how I feel. Especially now that I'm thinking "I don't even have a long-term teacher anymore, how am I ever gonna progress". But that's just the wrong frame of mind to be in, in the first place! I have to remember: JUST DO YOUR (my) PRACTICE. <br /><br />I looked up "pinche tu madre" on my phone's translation app and it said "clinch your mother". Eh? (Oh crap. Now that I'm online I looked it up on Google Translate and I'm blushing. HAHAHAHA!) <br /><br />Hey Patrick. You said it: "My backbend emotions on meeting Intermediate's group of them were fear, dread, defeat, depression, all riding on a wave of smouldering "I'm gonna git you sucka." <br /><br />Hello, that's me now. In fact, that's probably why I've been avoiding practising Intermediate. I've had very good excuses that "I've been travelling"... but I suspect I've been using that as just that - an excuse to get out of practising Intermediate altogether. Crap, I've busted myself! HAHA.Skippettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150011417758604923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-52655286718621752922010-05-19T02:34:50.817+02:002010-05-19T02:34:50.817+02:00Ha! I've missed you and Intermediate getting ...Ha! I've missed you and Intermediate getting along :)<br /><br />By the time you get to Intermediate's forward bends (and they are BOY HOWDY forward bends) you'll be glad for all that backbending. <br /><br />Also, one comes, eventually, to look forward to the backbend-followed-by-backbends-followed-by-more-backbends. That's my favorite part of my classical practice nowadays. <br /><br />My backbend emotions on meeting Intermediate's group of them were fear, dread, defeat, depression, all riding on a wave of smouldering "I'm gonna git you sucka." Pretty much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-67211750597220897032010-05-18T23:39:57.828+02:002010-05-18T23:39:57.828+02:00ps- Lilli needs a long straw so she can slurp down...ps- Lilli needs a long straw so she can slurp down a pina colada while in Savasana.<br /><br />and another ps: hope you feel better, Jaime!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11185066123168375209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-26382293433934609282010-05-18T23:38:35.132+02:002010-05-18T23:38:35.132+02:00Hi Jaime!
So glad you're having a great time,...Hi Jaime!<br /><br />So glad you're having a great time, even if 2nd is kicking your butt. Don't fear more. You'll build the strength and stamina before more is asked of you. Sounds impossible now, but remember how hard some of primary felt? <br /><br />I think 2nd saved me from a life of being hunched over and tight in the chest. The process was uncomfortable and seemed endless and hopeless, but I came out on the other side and now I worship the back bending! (for the front opening!)<br /><br />I used to get seriously pissed too... Mike said to me the other day, "you're not angry in your practice like you used to be"- so, it does go away. heh.<br /><br />(ps- pinche tu madre is one of my favorite things to mutter when I'm mad because it makes me laugh)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11185066123168375209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-52521561931035962482010-05-18T23:31:54.389+02:002010-05-18T23:31:54.389+02:00Oh and V - was there about 5.45am coz I had an ear...Oh and V - was there about 5.45am coz I had an earlier work start today. Was in the corner that can only fit 1 mat at a time. I like it there coz there are zero distractions in front of and behind you. :)<br />PS. If my sore throat & sniffles let up, I'll be there around 7am tomorrow, but suspect I may be stuck in bed tomorrow.xSkippettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001078647589122328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-23018181587875903122010-05-18T23:26:05.111+02:002010-05-18T23:26:05.111+02:00Aloha Lilli! How are the pina coladas? Nerve clean...Aloha Lilli! How are the pina coladas? Nerve cleansing... Good point. Except I'm now sniffly with a sore throat between my ears so there's some detoxing going on somewhere.<br /><br />V - do you have a "spot" or do you move around the room? Wait a second, kev says you have a well-used jade mat,maybe I'll look out for that (sounds like a blind date version of "put a flower in your pocket")<br /><br />Susan - I was excited at first coz its been a LONG TIME since I'd done assisted dropbacks so was genuinely excited. Until I was readying myself for the 1st one. Like... Oh crap, this takes a bit of work, doesn't it? That was a lovely assist, THANKS!<br />(I forgot to tell u I really enjoyed the mini back massage after sirsasana too. THAT was gorgeous!)Skippettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001078647589122328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-7356185966912439042010-05-18T22:48:35.887+02:002010-05-18T22:48:35.887+02:00Yes, nerve cleansing!
You looked all sweet and ha...Yes, nerve cleansing!<br /><br />You looked all sweet and happy when I asked if you wanted to do assisted on Sunday.. LOL :)susanandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608125527941228200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-91210908350340207772010-05-18T21:53:04.312+02:002010-05-18T21:53:04.312+02:00What time were you there? Say hi!What time were you there? Say hi!Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535333817282471962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418358680523005996.post-11454612601476703192010-05-18T21:19:57.215+02:002010-05-18T21:19:57.215+02:00Aloha from Hawaii Jamie! Glad to hear you're ...Aloha from Hawaii Jamie! Glad to hear you're able to practice in a shala again, makes a difference doesn't it? I'm practicing in my hotel room these few days, and well, with all the food and liquor I'm drinking, practice isn't going so well ;) --I don't do 2nd, but, I'm wondering if your feelings are due to 2nd being nerve cleansing?Lillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738001442116417729noreply@blogger.com