Get up, Stand up“For hours I would stand quite still...I was seeking and I finallydiscovered the central spring of all movement, the crater of motorpower from which all diversities of movement are born.”ISADORA DUNCANthe crater of motor power from which all diversities ofmovement are born.”Whilst most of us don’t have hours at a time for standingstill, we do perhaps get opportunities to do it better. BKSIyengar warns of spine strain, fatigue and dullness of mind ifwe lean our weight into one leg or slump into the heels. Idon’t know anybody who isn’t up for the ‘lightness in body’and more ‘agile mind’ that is suggested from practicing tadasana.The self practice that Duncan writes about sounds wonderful to me. I imagine her poised on a current betweengravity and weightlessness, kind of caught in her own stillness. Long ago the word ‘alone’ was treated as two words ‘allone’. To be wholly one, oneself, manifesting a cure for fluctuations or anxiety.Perhaps this explains my experience in class that day. Asomatic oneness in the shared breath of that space. A boonof energy transmitted by being with others. A myriad of sensations. The yoga mosh pit. ACARON MAY IS an experienced Yoga Alliance registered teacher. She is based in Hebden Bridge (also on Zoom) and teaches on retreats inthe UK and abroad. Caron finds all aspects of yoga interesting and valuable. Whatever style, area of expertise or theme a teacher brings forstudents to practise and think about will be infused into life beyond the mat. ‘Honestly, I’m like a kid in a sweetshop there’s so much to choosefor studying, sequencing, breathing into and I felt like this when I was teaching Drama and English too. What’s the story here? How can we lookat it and enjoy it? It’s continuous and playful’.www.caronmay.co.ukwww.yogaallianceprofessionals.orgAMRITA Issue 6 / Spring 2021 67
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