Yesterday was the demonstration at Bikram Yoga Durham. There was about 14 of us who got up in front of our yoga peers and demonstrated the progress of our practice. Though it wasn't a competition exactly, it held the format of a typical Bikram competition sans scoring and judging. Basically, this means that we had to include the 5 basic postures designated for competition and 2 postures from the advanced Bikram series. We had to bow before and after our routine, and announce the names of each posture before we did it. There are also weird rules about which direction you have to face when doing whatever posture. That was hard to remember. I went last which was extremely nerve inducing as I had to watch each of the others demonstrating, finishing, and plopping down on the floor in relief. I had no idea how nervous I would be once I got up on the podium. I was shaking, folks. It's one thing getting up in front of people and speaking, or singing, or whatever. But getting up in front of people in tiny little shorts and trying to balance? Scary.
My Routine:
Standing Head to Knee Pose (not the full expression, I guess the camera-man missed that)
Standing Bow Pulling Pose
Bow Pulling Pose
Rabbit Pose
Stretching Pose
Bound Lotus Pose
Headstand with Lotus Pose (Again, my camera man missed the full expression of this one, but got me "gracefully" moving into it)
The group who demonstrated. This was an awesome group of people with whom to do this. Representing a variety of levels and ages, each and every one of us have such unique practices and are on such different yogic paths. It was very inspiring to share this experience with each of them.
What a learning experience! My postures are not perfect, in fact I could probably go through and pick apart each one, but that is not the point. The point was to share my progress, and demonstrate my experiences and love for the yoga. I feel honored to have been asked to participate and I would do it again in an instant!
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