Comments on: Shoulder hangover

By: jennasuz

jennasuz — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:05:37 +0000

My preference has always been to come to the top of my head before pushing back up. I feel like when I come all the way down to my back, I’m undoing a tiny bit of the opening I’ve created. My last instructor told me to think about placing my head down closer to my feet, then walk my hands in a tiny bit, take a breath, then push back up. So with each UD, I’m moving a little deeper into those shoulders. Make sure you keep the heels on the ground though. As Bindfry says, if you lift the toes, you’ll ensure that the heels stay grounded. Also for me, the closer my hands come to my feet, the easier it is to stand up without the dreaded duck feet.

By: donutszenmom

donutszenmom — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:16:52 +0000

Well, obviously a designer cut rocks if it’s designer by YOU, Jody.

I’m pretty sure Ashtanga sucks any last bit of hair vanity out of its practitioners. I never had much to begin with — my hair is too unruly to foster vanity. But Ashtanga’s made me willing to go out to lunch, post-practice, with big frizz.

By: (0v0)

(0v0) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:12:40 +0000

Ha! Funny, Urban. I doubt most ashtangis know how to weild a hair-dryer.

Cody and Karen, I really enjoyed the book. Maybe that is weird. Maybe it has to do with reading it in a foreign country where I didn’t really speak the language and thus was loooonley.

By: urbanashtangi

urbanashtangi — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:13:21 +0000

Uhh– there is nothing WIERD about wanting designer hair!!!!! : )

By: cody

cody — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:30:28 +0000

a few years ago I received “Underworld” as a gift and was very excited to read it. I’ve tried about 3 times but something about his style makes my mind wander. I just can’t stay focused on the book long enough to get drawn in. I’ll have to try again.

By: donutszenmom

donutszenmom — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:07:19 +0000

I haven’t read DeLillo, mostly because he feels like he’s trying so hard, but I should just buckle down and try “Underworld.” It’s wrong to not read ANY of his work.

Yay for straps. I’ve actually been strapping my arms and legs for several months. As I packed to go to the shala on Friday, I set them aside.

VBG noticed when I got to urdhva dhanurasana and asked, “Do you need some straps?”

“Tryin’ to get off the strap,” I told him.

He was amused.

By: gartenfische

gartenfische — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:39:05 +0000

Once Richard Freeman adjust me in ud by pushing up on my upper back and holding me there for what seemed like forever. I was sore for days after.

I’m doing a new backbend thing–using a strap to hold in my upper arms. It’s changing my whole backbend. I”m getting much more of a stretch in my upper back than I was. I’ve been told before to bring in my elbows, but I could never do it–the strap makes all the difference.

By: (0v0)

(0v0) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:01:52 +0000

Oh, and also,

The existence of a place called Pita Jungle is VERY funny. Do the denizens of Snottsdale prefer theme restaurants?

Have you read DeLillo’s Underworld? I often feel he tries too hard to be edgily po-mo, but his characterization of Phoenix has stayed with me strongly in the 8 years since I’ve read it. Would be curious to know if it resonates with you.

By: (0v0)

(0v0) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:59:35 +0000

Wow. This is so great. Yes, there will be periods of disorientation.

It is all a silly game of course. And yet sometimes the game talks back to you and changes you in ways that might not just be intrinsic to the game itself. Like, maybe heart-opening refers to something in addition to opening the chest. Maybe.

By: cranky housefrau

cranky housefrau — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:17:45 +0000

Karen. just keep that opening coming. walking the hands is feeling better for me every day. i swear i will never do another backbend without thinking of you!