It’s a secret!
Yesterday we worked on Supta Virasana — how to do it, how to teach it and especially how to make it workable for the many people who find it next to impossible. Yukiko told me — via Kanae, my translator — that her husband could not do that pose at all. I said, “Sure, he can. Let me show you how. Let’s pretend that you are your husband and I will set you up in the pose.” I asked her, “what is your husband’s name?” She said, “It’s a secret.” Whoa — first of all, she spoke in English and that was a surprise! But, then, it’s a secret? We all laughed so hard, including Yukiko. Why is it a secret? Is he famous? Does he have a weird name? She wouldn’t say; would only laugh and laugh. So I decided her husband’s name would be Mickey Mouse and she liked that.
How does that feel, Yukiko? Ahhh....it feels great.
To paraphrase Chogyam Trungpa Rimpoche, Even Supta Virasana is workable -- with lots of blocks!
