I love this class! Thank you so much, Kira! Your attention to the subtle is brilliant. This really helped me to understand how I can prepare my body so that I can be more compassion. One thing, it would be great to see alternatives to saddle pose--with and without props--so I can be moving towards doing it. If feel if I just skip it, I will not get more flexible in the areas required to do the pose. Thank you so much! I find your teaching so attuned, gentle, aware and clear.
Devina S, yes saddle is so demanding and currently not on my dance card either as I had a total knee replacement surgery 2 + years ago! There are lots of alternatives sprinkled along in these seasons (lunges gets a similar thigh stretch without compression of the knee, reclining Budhha with the foot held behind, 1/2 saddle with hips lifted on blankets or blocks to reduce flexion of knee are some ideas). Personally, I am back to working on child's pose and squat as targets. So happy you are here. xoK
I just finished Kira's cycle; and I like the derp dive into compassion as a verb and distinct from empathy. I do have people in my life palpable in need of compassion; and I've long since voluntarily left the roll of telling others what to do to make it better, unless I prefer to be ignored and dismissed. I think compassion is the more effectual strategy for gaining alliance than empathy is. I never considered the question from this perspective before and am glad to now. Thank you, once again, for the deep dive.