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Old January 18th 05, 05:44 PM
Kreisleriana
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 00:40:56 GMT, "CatNipped"
yodeled:

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?


She *may* be double-jointed. And you many never get as bendy as she
is. But my experience is that with practice, your flexibility can
*always* improve, no matter how stiff you are. I can't really tell
you how long it takes, since my experience is that if I practice
consistently, I just find myself saying "Wow, I couldn't do that
before." Or "I couldn't reach the floor before, and now I can." You
see some difference, and that difference you see keeps you going.


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Old January 18th 05, 07:12 PM
Ginger-lyn Summer
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 00:40:56 GMT, "CatNipped"
wrote:

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 used to do yoga, and I'm pretty limber. Haven't done it in years,
though.

DH recently started doing it, daily, and he is *very* stiff (no
off-color jokes, please ;-) ). It seems to me that he has limbered up
a bit since he started. But quite frankly, I think those people on
those videos are just really limber, and most of us will never be able
to perform the "Shovel Going Up the Tree" position in our lives.

Nonetheless, that's not what it's about. It's about connecting to the
Universe, particularly with breathing. It's the breath that's most
important. So just do the best you can, breathe, and you're probably
doing just fine!

Ginger-lyn

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Old January 19th 05, 04:55 AM
Susan M
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I have done lots of yoga over the past years. I think that you can't be
bendy without also being strong. Bendy can mean hyper-extended knees and
other nasties, which are just plain weak joints. I'd rather be strong than
super bendy. You can make yourself bendy in some areas by being strong in
others.

And as Ginger-lyn and Victor said ... its about connecting with the
universe and the breath. What a wonderful practice!!

Hard to do with cats thought.

Susan M
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
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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




 




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