Guest guest Posted November 6, 2000 Report Share Posted November 6, 2000 For those of you have seen progress in some of the more "difficult" poses, I am curious to learn what you have done to get past blockages. Right now I am speaking more of physical blocks (or not), such as reaching arms around, opening up hips, stretching down, etc. Do you practice other stretches or poses in your spare time? If you do, how have you learned which ones will help you with your more challening poses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2000 Report Share Posted November 6, 2000 since no one else has ventured forth, i'll give it a go, though i'm sure my response will seem a little too simplistic. it is what has worked for me though. namely, just doing the practice each day. the incremental improvements add up. a month or two or six goes by and you look back where you used to be and progress is there. at least it has been for me, so far.<br> <br>another factor is getting helped into positions by capable instructors--one reason i favor classes over self-practice at home. their sometimes subtle, sometimes forceful adjustments help me see what i should be trying to do and what i am capable of doing.<br> <br>i remember the first time i got close enough in marichy d to prompt an instructor to come and try to help me out. he pushed in on my bent leg with his foot, while pulling out forcefully on my arm with his full body weight to try and get me extended, then tried to get me to wrap around. i'm sure my eyes were bugging because i was thinking, if he doesn't pull my arm off, he's surely going to blow out my knee. but, he didn't. over time, i gotten to where i can now bind myself in d--granted it's only on one side, but 5-6 months ago, i couldn't even bind in marichy a.<br><br>for months, i've been gradually, very, very gradually extending farther into parsvottanasana. this past weekend, the teacher just took my chin and put it down on my shin. so now i know--i am capable of that. it's just a matter of getting the right muscles to contract and relax and getting mind the to go along peacefully.<br><br>patience and practice, first and foremost. hmmm, this is worrisome. i think i'm starting to sound like the senor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2000 Report Share Posted November 7, 2000 Definitely helps to get someone (trained) squashing you into some of the poses. I know what you mean about marichy - I went from only just being able to bind A and C to binding them all, A and C at the wrist, in 3 weeks!! It's almost as if the muscles could stretch further but there also needs to be the strength to move them that far. In the beginning that has to come from outside sometimes. But yeah, patience is good. In those three weeks I also managed to tear the small muscles behind the knee and went from getting my chin to my shin (and sometimes to the floor) to barely being able to reach my toes.Big lesson in humility, patience, acceptance, and not striving. Namaste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2000 Report Share Posted November 7, 2000 Okrgr1: where do you go for classes? (You might have said once, sorry.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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