If you realize the unity of your Self amid the diversities of your surroundings, then anything will not seem an impossible thing to you. Surf. Sun. Sand. Shanti. Ohm.
Paranaue, paranaue, parana
Vou me embora enquanto e cedo
que a noite tenho medo!
Parana Paranaue, paranaue, parana
Mulher pra ser bonita, parana
Nao precisa se pintar, parana.
Paranaue, paranaue, parana
A pintura e do artista, parana,
A beleza e Deus que da, parana.
Parana is the name of a state in Brazil. It has come to represent freedom and is used symbolically in many capoeira songs. Aruande and Luanda (the capital of Angola) are often used similarly representing freedom, or even heaven, and often carry a feeling of nostalgia. Of course this would be a common theme among slaves singing of desired freedoms. What types of freedom might modern capoeiristas be seeking?
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I was at my first capoeira class yesterday and boy capoeira is not easy at all.
I did a few sets of ginga, kicking, cartwheels, backbends, wheel , and some bboy stunt i sort of know how to do during highschool. =.=”
it was not easy at all, especially i have not been dancing for quite some time and the only form of dance i do nowadays is zumba (which i will blog on another day)
but overall.. it was super fun. I was the only female in the class (weird) but later on i found out why due to the stunts overall in the class but yeah.. it was not easy :)
but challenges like this are really interesting to me and i think capoeira can help me a lot in my handstands and headstands in yoga so i am determined to go to every class now every weekend. :)
the instructor’s right! all of us will gain weight after CNY and it will be super hard for us to achieve any advance poses! super scary! makes me wanna practise yoga everyday after binging on CNY goodies O_O
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anyhoo…
nowadays, foo, my adv hatha class instructor have moved from headstand>scorpion to handstand>scorpion.
DAMN challenging!!! and actually… it is 10000x more challenging for me considering i just had a super sporty weekend (marathon, badminton and swimming wtf). my wrist was screaming for help and my thighs were shaking like mad!
but i still wanted to try out the handstand scorpion because im crazy wtf.
this week, we were to do the two variations of handstand over the wall (one facing wall and vice versa). once we manage to do a handstand facing the wall… we can actually arch our back to a handstand scorpion. sounds easy peasy i know but i couldnt do it. =.= i can only do a lousy handstand and then gave up because my arms were screaming. too much workout over the weekend and i cant even balance my body right. and right now while typing this entry.. my wrist hurts like hell. i am only merely moving my fingers as my wrist is in no position to move at all…..
bleh.
anyhoo… no reasons to slack though.. i know by mastering the handstand… all future adv poses will be a piece of cake. determination and focus is key (not forgetting.. super strong arms)
the amazing handstand scorpion. :)
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i also found out why i failed today.
=.=
i giggled too much.
actually… i burst out into a laughing fit when foo help me to balance on the handstand. i felt it was ticklish so i kept laughing while i was on the handstand pose… too much laughing and i end up bending my stomache and came down from the handstand pose before even going to scorpion. =.=
damn. in my next class.. i must not laugh nor smile when foo crack a joke. =.= very hard but i guess i must try. :/
and here’s to end my yoga failure post…
a vid on headstand >scorpion and handstand>scorpion.. to show u how not easy it is.. T____________T
even with the instructor supporting my legs.. i couldnt push up to a handstand from a locust pose. T_T my arms totally died. maybe cause of the combat +badminton weekend… but in general… i need more strength.
i guess what i can do is add in variety to my workout session and also continue weight training altho it kills me. :(
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