Just chatting
- Edited
Since I'm always talking about the BYU girls and their commitment to chastity and modest dress (cover shoulders and upper arms, skirts to the knee) I was pleased to find this photo of Anna Camp eschewing the dress guidelines to put it out there a little on national (US, that is) TV:
Some of the male Cougar alums did pretty well in the Chicago marathon over the weekend, too.
Childs pose
Recline over a bolster or pillows
What are your favorite poses?
I've been doing a lot of half pigeon and figure 4, lately.
- Edited
WriterAlexis What are your favorite poses?
Savasana!
Pigeon pose is fantastic... it allowed me to live a semi-normal life. It was my nemesis for the first couple of years, but it was the only thing that worked for a nerve issue I had when I was younger. So with that in mind, I would have to say Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose) is one of my favourites now because it shows how far a body can be pushed to overcome adversity.
Also, handstands, just because it's fun being upside down. 
I think I like the collapsed pigeon poses better than the upright ones.
I don't do any handstands, but I do shoulder stand and plough.
WriterAlexis I think I like the collapsed pigeon poses better than the upright ones.
They're much more relaxing! It can be quite taxing mentally though... Sometimes it's difficult to let go when your body is screaming at you.
WriterAlexis I don't do any handstands, but I do shoulder stand and plough.
They're great for flexion (but potentially dangerous). I find handstands really liberating. It's hard to develop the shoulder strength at first, but once you do it feels almost weightless when you get it right. I struggled for ages and then it just clicked one day.
Sin It's hard to develop the shoulder strength at first, but once you do it feels almost weightless when you get it right. I struggled for ages and then it just clicked one day.
Just searched hot to start with handstands and found a page "How to Do a Handstand" from a page named nerdfitness ( https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-handstands/ ). Would you consider this a valid approach? I'm generally a bit scared. Especially since I'd guess that relatively much body mass is in my lower body. (At least not in my shoulder muscles 
)
- Edited
Owl That's pretty good actually! I'm gonna use that! The wall walk would require a lot of strength though... I learnt the opposite way, by just kicking up onto the wall like the girl in the fail .gif.
I'm not too keen on the banana shape they're doing, maybe that's an acrobatic or gymnastic way of doing things. It seems like the feet are counter balancing, and consequently the spine is bending too much.
I find it feels weightless when you're arrow straight, with your vertebrae, hips and feet stacked on the same plane. You need to push away from the floor, actively extend your spine and lengthen all the way through your legs to your toes. It needs to feel like you're extending through your whole body, not collapsing.
Also, core strength is key. It's not your shoulders that do the work, it's your psoas that controls balance and micro weight adjustments. If you want to nail handstands, work your core... Lots.
¡Cielos!
It is raining so hard that I almost was scary while I was running.
The wind is blowing extremely strong.
Down trees in the path.
Winter has come and just in my free days. 
