Purna Natarajasana

STRAVA Day 1514- indoor yoga

Morning outdoor walk despite the rain

Strength training in our home gym

A few days ago just wanted to try doing dancer's pose again after a while. Today, maybe because of the rainy weather, was in the mood for extra stretching time which led me to this: my foot finally touching my head. Next goal is my head touching the back of my knee. 

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The lesson of Natarajasana
When we realize we are not permanently bound to anything – sadness, happiness, youth, old age – we realize we are free. Shiva represents liberation from the fear of change. Truly, as energetic beings we can neither be created nor destroyed; we can merely change form.
Natarajasana asks us to work with fear through its focus on both back bending and balancing. Both can elicit a fear response, which we can release by opening the heart (this is a strong heart opener after all). We can also use this pose to examine our fear of falling and in response, cultivate a willingness to balance right on the edge of our comfort zone.
It is only through balance that a sense of liberation can be evoked, in the way that Shiva has done in the dance of Nataraja.
- An extract from The Mythology of Natarajasana