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2021
feeling vibes
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I know I probably sound like a broken record with my
"I'm learning to slow down my practice posts"
Myth:
you have to
do advanced
asana
to make
progress
in Yoga.
QUNRULYASCETIC
@unrulyascetic
This morning was the first time in four months l've
been able to bind after my shoulder injury.
@michaeljoelhall led a slow progression through the
marichy series. It wasn't forced but slow and
controlled. On Saturday I was able to stack my
shoulders over my wrists for a split second handstand
in @ericabaca202's amazing class. These are the
littlest things but they feel huge. More importantly I'm
truly focused on rebuilding my practice. This morning
I was able to say look at what I'm doing rather than
0mg I can't believe I can't grab my foot in this pose l've
always been able to grab my foot in this pose. I feel
less angry towards my practice but am constantly
reminding myself now that the advanced practice is
the mental part not the asana. The hardest asana isn't
always the most advanced.
feeling
vibes
I know I probably sound like a broken record with my
"I'm learning to slow down my practice posts"
Myth:
you have to
do advanced
asana
to make
progress
in Yoga.
QUNRULYASCETIC
@unrulyascetic
This morning was the first time in four months l've
been able to bind after my shoulder injury.
@michaeljoelhall led a slow progression through the
marichy series. It wasn't forced but slow and
controlled. On Saturday I was able to stack my
shoulders over my wrists for a split second handstand
in @ericabaca202's amazing class. These are the
littlest things but they feel huge. More importantly I'm
truly focused on rebuilding my practice. This morning
I was able to say look at what I'm doing rather than
0mg I can't believe I can't grab my foot in this pose l've
always been able to grab my foot in this pose. I feel
less angry towards my practice but am constantly
reminding myself now that the advanced practice is
the mental part not the asana. The hardest asana isn't
always the most advanced.
feeling
vibes
Keeping the butt down when side bending is tough.... but so worth it!
A common compensation for lateral flexion of the spine is asymetric hip elevation— and its easily masked/ignored with asymmetric leg positions. Those outter hip and thigh muscles on the pelvis are designed to move the leg away from the midline and help create an anchor so that you can work with gravity to side bend the spine. But what happens when one side starts to lift up?
The solution is in clue— find a way to keep your butt down! In this set up, I’m exploring end range of motion strength in hip external rotation and abduction— and using my bottom arm to avoid compensation (aka give my hip a chance to stay down!!).
When able to control the foundation (especially from the closer-to-center proximal part), in this case the strength of the hip, you get better at controlling the movement of the spine— and then can even add weight to it by reaching the other arm over head.
“Tight” adductors (the squeezer-inners) lead to weak abductors (the pusher-outters)— so start where you are — create a setup that helps you target what you wanna target... and enjoy the ride!
A common compensation for lateral flexion of the spine is asymetric hip elevation— and its easily masked/ignored with asymmetric leg positions. Those outter hip and thigh muscles on the pelvis are designed to move the leg away from the midline and help create an anchor so that you can work with gravity to side bend the spine. But what happens when one side starts to lift up?
The solution is in clue— find a way to keep your butt down! In this set up, I’m exploring end range of motion strength in hip external rotation and abduction— and using my bottom arm to avoid compensation (aka give my hip a chance to stay down!!).
When able to control the foundation (especially from the closer-to-center proximal part), in this case the strength of the hip, you get better at controlling the movement of the spine— and then can even add weight to it by reaching the other arm over head.
“Tight” adductors (the squeezer-inners) lead to weak abductors (the pusher-outters)— so start where you are — create a setup that helps you target what you wanna target... and enjoy the ride!
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