Archive for March, 2009
Headstand looks very strange.
You can do a headstand just fine .but I’m always terrified of falling over backwards, so I usually cheat and position myself near a wall. Part of this is due to my tight hamstring issue - I can’t walk my feet up close to my body and lift myself up, I have to “jump” up .
I’ve been practicing somersaults lately to get over my falling backwards fear, but I haven’t yet gotten the guts to purposefully fall backwards in headstand. At least with the somersault my hands are free. What can I say? I was one of those kids who could never do a cartwheel. No gymnastics or cheerleading for me growing up…I was a nerd and always one of the last ones chosen on any sports team.
I fell once during Bakasana (crow pose), and it’s taken me a year to get the guts to lift my feet off the floor again for just a few seconds. Maybe I hurt myself falling in a past life?
Maybe I should just get over and join a “Head Stand Human Skittles” game, where you group people in headstand and throw Nerf balls at them to knock them over like they are bowling pins. And no, I did not make that one up! Strange world this is, eh?
Any ever, do you think headstand looks very strange?
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Today, I will tell restorative yoga for body and mind and I think it is useful to you.
Restorative yoga might good described as a supported, conscious body/mind relaxation practice. A sequence to relieve promote well-being,fatigue and stress, and bring healing balance into your life.
When supported with props, the body relaxes and opens, releasing tension and stored-up toxins that can cause illness. Restorative poses offer benefits to both the body and mind, for conditions ranging from insomnia to asthma to chronic pain to migraines to depression.
Chest-opening poses, such as encourage breath and prana (energy) to flow through the entire body. Forward bends gently lengthen all the muscles of the back body. Done in sequence, a restorative yoga practice will bring your whole body into a deeply relaxed state, and allow your mind to become quiet and reflective, with your mental, psychological, and emotional bodies in blissful balance.
I think restorative yoga for body and mind is very important to you.
Today I will tell you A posture of yoga named Crescent Lunge
Anjaneyesana (Crescent Lunge):
Alignment:
Front knee should be bent at a 90 degree angle. The back heel remains lifted so you are standing on the ball of your back foot. Tuck your tail under. Arms are overhead, palms facing each other.The back leg is strong - lift the back quadriceps and knee.
Benefits:
Creates flexible strength, promotes stability in the front and back of the torso and tones the lower body.
So I think you should excisec now.
