on leaving one's mark

A few weekends ago, I attended part of a yoga workshop given by
Jeff Phenix. On the second day of the workshop, we were doing a preparatory pose for scorpion. We had to clasp our hands in front of us on our yoga mats and then kick our legs over so that our feet would touch the wall. You could then walk your feet down the wall and perhaps take one foot away from the wall at a time. In other words, slowly working towards coming into the full scorpion posture, eventually.

I was a bit overzealous and kicked over, feet missing the wall completely and instead flipped straight into Chakrasana or wheel pose. However, there was a very loud CRASH as both my knees made contact with the wall as I came down. I rolled away from the wall, and Shock! Horror! realised that my left knee had gone straight through the drywall.
Talk about leaving one's mark!

Jeff Phenix thought it was super-funny and kept sniggering about it throughout the rest of the session. (And to be honest, it was pretty hilarious.) I think the other yoga students were either in shock or awe. Couldn't quite tell from their expressions.

All I can say is don't try this at home folks. Or if you do, make sure your legs are long enough to reach the wall.

And yes, I'm ok, apart from a few bruises to the knees and ego.
Thanks for asking.