My fourth week of Ashtanga yoga practice :) I'm still in the service and still full of enthusiasm to continue! I don't do 6 days a week practice, it's more 4.5 days a week, as there are no classes on Tuesday and Wednesday and I skip alternate Sundays as I go to visit my parents once-twice a month. Still, I'm feeling good and proud of myself. The only thing that still bothers me during classes is that I pay attention to what other people are doing. All ladies in my class are more advanced than me, I'm the only beginner, so they are more stretchable and have more power to be able to do handstands and enter Marichyasana D without any problem.

Today I learned a new asana - Kurmasana and Supta Kurmasana.

When my teacher tied me into Supta Kurmasana I asked her to help me untie from this posture as I could not get how I could be done into this knot :) Also I finally understood what is important to do in order to perform Chaturanga Dandasana. I still use my knees because cannot yet hold my body over the ground but I guess the important factor here is to spread the fingers on your hands to have a stable foundation.

The other day me and my friend Olga, who has an Indian husband and lives in Delhi, were discussing the situation with yoga in India and in the West. If you ask someone in India what is yoga and if they practice yoga and what it is for in 90% of cases you won't get a clear answer and you'll realize that people in there simply do not pay attention as they don't have time because they need to work. The chances are higher that some Western girl will tell you something about Veda than you hear something essential from the person who lives in the Motherland of this great book. The world is turning upside down -- West seeks spirituality, East seeks more money.