With each attempt this pose got better.

I struggled with the pose and with the camera. First I used my phone. The results were not convincing. Then I used again my camera. I feared not having enough distance from camera to where I performed the asana. Yet it was possible.

At the place where I usually take the picture I don’t have a wall. For this exercise a wall was necessary. It’s another asana of the September challenge with Carmen ( cyogalife ) on Instagram. I show on my blog only the back bending asanas, because I focus on back bending in September.

Carmen’s challenge is a good opportunity to try out new poses and to have fun with the yoga community.

Every time I exercise back bending the body gets a tiny bit more used to the movement.

Today I realised again how important it is to have a reasonable didactic to learn back bending. It’s not just doing it. It’s often a waste of time and one risks injuries. To have the goal to learn urdhva dhanurasana for instance is great. Yet how to get there is an important question. Just do it and one day you’ll be there is not enough. Perhaps you’ll be able to master this pose in your next life I even heard once. Progress must be seen faster. I’m convinced it is.

Sometimes one has to step back to have a closer look at one’s own exercises. A critical view is necessary.

Having watched the course with Ugi, a contortionist, on Omstars accelerated my progress enormously. I feel how the exercises help. And it feels save what I’m doing. Sometimes it’s worth to spend money to get advise from the real experts. Yeah it’s difficult to find out who is truly informed. Many think they know everything, but do they?

Picture: This morning I read that the butt is supposed to be on the wall. This would have been possible. I’ll try it next time.