Comments on: Kneepoints & Shoulder Myths http://donutszenmom.com/2009/07/20/kneepoints-shoulder-myths/ ashtanga yoga. zen. life. words. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: arturo http://donutszenmom.com/2009/07/20/kneepoints-shoulder-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-3848 arturo Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:14:35 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2352#comment-3848 hi Karen :) funny about the skin shed. no, i didn't realize handstands work against backbends. and i've being doing handstands 6 days a week. hmm. gosh, Patrick and you both have surpassed your earlier difficulties with Kapo, reaching toes (sometimes). my teacher has me concentrating right now on extending the arms as much as possible and not worrying about reaching the toes. when i do LBH the head poses i really, really want to do dropbacks. hugs Arturo hi Karen
:) funny about the skin shed. no, i didn’t realize handstands work against backbends. and i’ve being doing handstands 6 days a week. hmm. gosh, Patrick and you both have surpassed your earlier difficulties with Kapo, reaching toes (sometimes). my teacher has me concentrating right now on extending the arms as much as possible and not worrying about reaching the toes. when i do LBH the head poses i really, really want to do dropbacks.
hugs
Arturo

]]> By: Liz http://donutszenmom.com/2009/07/20/kneepoints-shoulder-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-3847 Liz Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:46:57 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2352#comment-3847 I say pop it! I mean, it's going to pop anyway, why not let it ooze out instead of blasting apart during your practice? Obviously the graphic nature of your post did not bother me. I like the thought of super gluing skin together. I like the description of your claw hands too. oh, and I think that handstand business is a myth. Congrats on Kapo- sounds like you don't experience the panic, fear and anger that I went through to get in closer! Now I just slightly dread it and force myself to think of all the good things it will benefit (backbends, scorpion, etc). I say pop it!
I mean, it’s going to pop anyway, why not let it ooze out instead of blasting apart during your practice? Obviously the graphic nature of your post did not bother me. I like the thought of super gluing skin together.

I like the description of your claw hands too. oh, and I think that handstand business is a myth.

Congrats on Kapo- sounds like you don’t experience the panic, fear and anger that I went through to get in closer! Now I just slightly dread it and force myself to think of all the good things it will benefit (backbends, scorpion, etc).

]]> By: karen http://donutszenmom.com/2009/07/20/kneepoints-shoulder-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-3846 karen Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:39:50 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2352#comment-3846 Lol! Lauren, I am a super googling geek & look up EVERYTHING, so of course I did some research about whether to pop blisters or leave them. There's no definitive answer! Arguments both ways, and by reputable sources. It may be the one question the Internet can't answer... :-) Lol!

Lauren, I am a super googling geek & look up EVERYTHING, so of course I did some research about whether to pop blisters or leave them. There’s no definitive answer! Arguments both ways, and by reputable sources. It may be the one question the Internet can’t answer… :-)

]]> By: patrick http://donutszenmom.com/2009/07/20/kneepoints-shoulder-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-3845 patrick Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:24:03 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2352#comment-3845 Yeah Karen, this was super graphic but it was pretty fabulous too. Yeah Karen, this was super graphic but it was pretty fabulous too.

]]> By: Lauren http://donutszenmom.com/2009/07/20/kneepoints-shoulder-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-3844 Lauren Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:08:46 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2352#comment-3844 I always prick the blister with a pin to let the water out, and that usually settle it down to heal quickly. Course, I have never experienced a "wash the floors then do Second Series" blister... I always prick the blister with a pin to let the water out, and that usually settle it down to heal quickly. Course, I have never experienced a “wash the floors then do Second Series” blister…

]]> By: karen http://donutszenmom.com/2009/07/20/kneepoints-shoulder-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-3842 karen Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:13:41 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2352#comment-3842 Oh, sorry! I didn't realize how sensitive you guys are. I like to whine, but I'm actually pretty okay about blisters because of all the blisters I had and skin I lost when I did lots of rock climbing. We used to bring nail clippers to cut off the skin flaps that couldn't be super-glued back into place. Because even if all your skin comes off, you have to finish the climb! Haha! How's that for gross? :-) Oh, sorry! I didn’t realize how sensitive you guys are. I like to whine, but I’m actually pretty okay about blisters because of all the blisters I had and skin I lost when I did lots of rock climbing. We used to bring nail clippers to cut off the skin flaps that couldn’t be super-glued back into place. Because even if all your skin comes off, you have to finish the climb! Haha! How’s that for gross? :-)

]]> By: Fatou http://donutszenmom.com/2009/07/20/kneepoints-shoulder-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-3841 Fatou Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:22:09 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2352#comment-3841 wow, this sounds so painful. I can imagine your blisters so perfectly well that it is almost too much, yikes! wow, this sounds so painful. I can imagine your blisters so perfectly well that it is almost too much, yikes!

]]> By: grimmly http://donutszenmom.com/2009/07/20/kneepoints-shoulder-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-3840 grimmly Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:54:36 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2352#comment-3840 Ouch.......ewww, KAREN!!!!!! Horrid post! Well the first half anyway. Glad the kapo is going well though. Do they say that? That handstands are bad for back bends? I do a LOT of handstands and never found that. LBH perhaps but then if something is bad for something doesn't that suggest that it's a actually a good counterpose. Ouch…….ewww, KAREN!!!!!! Horrid post! Well the first half anyway. Glad the kapo is going well though.
Do they say that? That handstands are bad for back bends? I do a LOT of handstands and never found that. LBH perhaps but then if something is bad for something doesn’t that suggest that it’s a actually a good counterpose.

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