tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post5904251135828480027..comments2023-06-17T06:22:55.475-07:00Comments on LOCK THE KNEE!: Sorry no write...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-10142523435449207012009-06-23T07:02:28.499-07:002009-06-23T07:02:28.499-07:00Whoah, thanks for the backbend tip! Tried it today...Whoah, thanks for the backbend tip! Tried it today, and though I couldn't go as far back as usual, nevertheless, it's all about the intention and doing it the right way! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-24134083202529144702009-06-22T05:02:05.831-07:002009-06-22T05:02:05.831-07:00Promise to take pictures at the advanced seminar, ...Promise to take pictures at the advanced seminar, J! I'm sure it's going to be amazing.hannahjustbreathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359736052522439643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-86932865095336987042009-06-21T21:43:09.596-07:002009-06-21T21:43:09.596-07:00Michelle - yeeaah, that hip thing can be a bitch! ...Michelle - yeeaah, that hip thing can be a bitch! I know all about that one, too. Ugh. But you are right, the posture will be better in the end. It's all about letting go of what we THINK is a "better posture" and just doing the posture. Hard work sometimes!!<br /><br />Missus - YAY, we are backbend buddies. :) Actually, I have a feeling that most people (with a couple exceptions, who are aliens) must have the same problem when they get into deeper backbends. It's just anatomy. Your thoracic spine doesn't bend as easily cause it's got the WHOLE FREAKING RIBCAGE attached to it, not to mention all that stuff inside the ribcage.<br /><br />But yeah, I found that when I first started pulling up out of backbends, I felt completely retarded, like there was nothing happening at all... but then I finally found something NEW happening, and now it's all about that middle/upper back. Ribcage LIFTS. That moves the "break" into the middle back. The ideal is gonna be an arch - mechanically and structurally perfect. Cool stuff.thedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-18642453971188008992009-06-21T21:11:17.146-07:002009-06-21T21:11:17.146-07:00Wow, that's great about your backbends! I cann...Wow, that's great about your backbends! I cannot wait to hear about advanced seminar. It's awesome how there is always something to work on. I keep getting nailed by various teachers on my hip in standing bow, and now that I'm paying attention to it I cannot get my kicking leg up as high, but that's ok. I'm doing it the right way (or trying at least).<br />Hope your double went well today!!bikramyogachickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685444498620345130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-63704227284471226442009-06-21T17:19:39.853-07:002009-06-21T17:19:39.853-07:00I have the EXACT same problem with my backbends to...I have the EXACT same problem with my backbends too! Mine are 95% lumbar.... 5% rest of my back.<br /><br />I've begun pulling back on how deep I go. Trying to get that upper back doing it's share.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114958441995834155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-4230337942600438292009-06-21T16:33:25.208-07:002009-06-21T16:33:25.208-07:00Right? It's obvious once you see it, once you...Right? It's obvious once you see it, once you're look for it... just wasn't really looking at it that way before! It reminds me of one of those inkblot illusions, where you look and you see a vase, and you keep seeing a vase, and then someone tells you to look at the negative space, and suddenly you see these two faces, and that's ALL you can see after that... <br /><br />Will have to take another pic later when I get better at it so I can stop setting a bad example for everyone. ;)thedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293128322275014537.post-21457234972797763112009-06-21T12:37:15.631-07:002009-06-21T12:37:15.631-07:00Of course, your picture looks great because its a ...Of course, your picture looks great because its a very deep bend, which is always impressive. But, looking closer, its easy to see that most of the bend is coming from the lumbar spine, and then a fair bit from the cervical spine, but very little from the thoracic spine, which is kind of flat.<br /><br />The other great lesson to learn from this is how much there is to learn even when you are doing really well. And yes, its all in the dialogue already, but its so easy to overlook....Duffy Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160837024667969180noreply@blogger.com