So before I head out to Ontario next week, I decided to post one more video. It was sort of a request from someone so here it is. Dark and short days make for a lot of playing inside. Check out our new free standing slack line. A key item for braving the winter in Squamish... (actually I'm really joking, the winter has been amazing here and I was wearing no jacket a couple of days ago and it hasn't rained in a week).
I will post the video on here but if it is too small here is the you tube link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3IZ9mGwnEk
Much love,
Lydia
5 comments:
You're right, Lydia - this blog (and the Squamish blog) does dissolve the distance. Thanks for creating this space for keeping connected. Not that I'll be doing handstands like this in this lifetime, but seeing and hearing (liver cleanse audio) your guided poses takes me right back into your class at the studio here at Canmore. Only recently found out about Sarah moving out to Squamish as well ... we students-of-your's will be heartily working on non-attachment this winter. You are missed here.
Lots of love to you Tom!
Finding your videos very helpful thank you for putting them up,love the fast/slow editing too. The "focus on the pelvis in space" has been a revelation. I posted on my blog about it and recieved this response this morning from (0v0)
"I love the way that this is articulated,(the "pelvis in space" line) yes. It mostly resonates with my experience as well.
One heuristic here may be to examine the range of motion possible in the pelvis as you lift up very slowly (with straight legs) to headstand. Do you, in a tacitly knowledgeable way, bend the low back and engage the pelvic floor until the legs become light?"
Wondered if you had any thoughts on this.
your video is the first time i came across slackine too, this is so great. did you make the rig yourself if not where did you get it from, have only found the slackline on it's own so far and no trees near here.
thanks again.
grimmly
Hello Grimmly,
Thanks for watching.
Yes, the slack line is great fun. A very useful yogi tool. It is from www.slackmaster.ca- the first indoor slack line! We are finding it a worthwhile investment over here to get through the cloudy days. Please check them out and tell them I said hello.
As for the comment, I don't know if I would put my focus on bending the lower back as much as suctioning out the lowest band of abdominals just above the pubic bone (transverse) and the muscles of the pelvic floor (perineum), and then rotating the pelvis over the shoulders by pressing firmly into the hands and sending the weight forwards (head feels like it's going over the hands). This is the part where one feels like they might fall over backwards. The more the hamstrings are open the easier it is to get the pelvis to move over the shoulders.
I hope this helps.
Shanti,
Lydia
Sorry to come back to to this but I'm going around in circles over this. what are your thoughts on the breath sequence in pressing to handstand. An exhale on the press up seems to fit with Sury AB and yet when we lift up in the Jump back it's an inhale on the lift (push/pess up) and then an exhale kicking back.
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