Comments on: Pep talk

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:27:44 +0000

Cody, I’m surprised you weren’t taught any weapons skills during your all-camping summer tour.

By: donutszenmom

donutszenmom — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:05:39 +0000

His phone was ringing in his bag this morning. He was sleeping and I wanted to turn off the phone before it woke him. But I hate sticking my hand in the bag, because I’m afraid I’m gonna inadvertently shoot myself with the gun that’s in there. It’s the big gun, too, not the little one I got him for a birthday present.

By: cody

cody — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:49:59 +0000

Yes, that was a gratuitous reference for The Cop. Under no circumstances should I ever be allowed near a gun (or any other weapon for that matter.) I’m way too clumsy for that!

By: donutszenmom

donutszenmom — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:58:27 +0000

I think he threw that in there for The Cop.

By: LI Ashtangini

LI Ashtangini — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:37:46 +0000

Canky, we’ve seen your backbends, you need no pep talk!!!!

I like Cody’s ‘on the way to the shooting range’.

By: suzie

suzie — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:48:06 +0000

No, I didn’t get it, cranky. My e mail address is suzie at columbus dot rr dot com.

By: lauren

lauren — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:16:35 +0000

Elise gave me the best advice on standing up from a backbend, and it actually changed my backbend, not just the stand-up. She suggested that I come to my fingertips just before standing, and this has created incredible lightness for me. Maybe i was just getting lighter in the backbending thanks to Kino’s pep talk (more on that below), or maybe the fingertips was a kinesthetic visualiazation that worked for me.

Kino’s pep talk was essentially “start the backbend in your feet, and don’t come up to the full wheel until you’re all but in UD other than your hands being on the floor.”. Again, i have this visual of ALREADY being in UD even before pressing up.

I don’t go for the “you can do it” type stuff. I need to be instructing myself (“Feet! Press down with the feet!). Must be the bossy teacher in me…

Lauren

By: cranky housefrau

cranky housefrau — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:38:05 +0000

hey Suzie! i think i emailed you but i don’t know if you got it?

my backbending pep talk is not so much a pep talk as an anti pep talk, ‘this could be the time i fall on my head?’

By: suzie

suzie — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:21:09 +0000

Yay, Cop!

My backbend self prep talk: “Use it or lose it, girlfriend.” I once told this to my teacher and she said that perhaps I could tell myself instead that the next backbend will feel amazing and that I accept myself and where I am. Naw. Doesn’t work.

By: cody

cody — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:27:08 +0000

Now we’re talking!

The official manly man yogi outfit = champion brand athletic cut briefs, bike shorts and tank tops. Bought at Target, with cash, on the way to the shooting range!