tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post4248619158345422404..comments2024-03-21T00:30:14.738-07:00Comments on Yoga in the Dragon's Den: First public duck landing, Mangala MantraNobelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-6276832823417038892011-09-17T11:10:53.997-07:002011-09-17T11:10:53.997-07:00Thanks for the feedback, Frank. Yes, an ego check ...Thanks for the feedback, Frank. Yes, an ego check is in order. :-) I tend to forget that many people only get to do their practice in "public." But then again, I am aware at least on some level that ultimately, it really doesn't matter whether I fail to land in "private" or in "public". Landing the duck (or not) is landing the duck (or not). Public or private, practice is just practice. Strictly speaking, the private-public distinction shouldn't even exist.Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-10715551997657825242011-09-17T07:57:19.312-07:002011-09-17T07:57:19.312-07:00Poor, sheltered Nobel. You said "Urrgh.... h...Poor, sheltered Nobel. You said "Urrgh.... how can I fail to land the duck in public? So embarrassing!"<br /><br />Most people fail to land this pose. Many times. For months. And then they land it. But then they lose it. And months later, they finally start landing it again. But perhaps inconsistently. That how the pose works. That how it's supposed to work. You should fail to land it many times, and for anyt people, they only do it (and thus only fail at it) in "public". To some extent, your self-practice is a luxury that's sheltering you from having to go through the learning process with other people around. It's as if your expectation is that you will only do in public what you have mastered, when in reality the opportunity to fail in public and/or with a teacher can be the greatest learning experience--and for some, an everyday occurrence.<br /><br />Time for an ego check? :-)Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994376574048303472noreply@blogger.com