in article , CatNipped at
wrote on 1/17/05 6:40 PM:

Sorry I haven't been posting very much lately. I'm still working 14 - 16
hours a day 7 days a week and trying to get in my exercising, physical
therapy, and learning yoga in all my spare time!! ; I'm still sending
purrs for all who need them, and trying to at least spot check posts for
anyone in need.

Off topic now...

I have a question for others here who may do yoga.

I've always been very bendy. I have no problems touching my toes or sitting
with legs spread and grabbing my feet. However, the girl on the yoga video
I have looks like she doesn't have a bone in her body. She sits with her
legs straight out in front of her and leans over and rests her face on her
knees or stand and bends over forward with her face against her knees.

My question is, do you become that limber with continued practice, or is
this yoga instructor just double jointed or something? If you do become
that limber, how long does it take? I'm practicing through the pain so my
muscles will stretch and not stiffen up, but although I see some progress,
I'm not there yet. Any advice?

Hugs,

CatNipped


I think you become bendiER. I wouldn't expect that kind of flexibility
without a very dedicated and long term practice. I mean, I guess I would
never rule out it happening, but how quickly and all that, well, it kind of
defeats the whole idea of yoga to worry about it ahead of time. Half of yoga
is just learning about what your body is about at the spot you are at right
now. But there is definitely no doubt in my mind that you become more
flexible. I need to get back into it for that reason. When I had a physical
Fitness evaluation this summer, flexibility was the only durn thing that I
was better than average for a woman my age and I'm certain it was because of
my brushes with yoga (I call it brushes because it wasn't nearly often
enough to be a practice) so if doing so little can do that much, do it
regularly probably does a lot more.