![]() As some of you know, I had spinal surgery on my neck in 2009. Second, to show you how trauma can show up even years later. ![]() And even your yoga teacher can fall into that trap. So why the heck am I posting something so embarrassing here?Ī couple of reasons: First, to show you that while pushing your limits and challenging yourself is a Good Thing, doing it carelessly is not. Given those circumstances, I landed fairly lightly and have suffered no ill effects (Good Thing). ![]() When the legs went higher than I thought they would (Good Thing), I panicked (Bad Thing) and attempted to "protect" my neck with some epic flailing. What happened was I surprised the *#$& out of myself. Toward the end of my practice I said to myself, "I wonder what would happen if I tried to kick up to headstand in the middle of the room." (Bad Thing) Mind you haven't exactly been consistent in my headstand practice lately (Bad Thing). It was fairly warm that day so I positioned myself near the check in desk (Bad Thing) under the fan. I was practicing on my own in the studio a few days ago and video taping my practice so I could be my own teacher hoping to see what alignment points I might be missing and what improvements I could make (Good Thing). I wasn't using most of those at this particular moment. They take time, skill, intention and strength to do them safely. ![]() More on that in a moment.įirst of all, as the title suggests, unless you've had a good amount of training (and apparently, even that might not help!), headstand is nothing to take lightly. but I got such a reaction on my personal page that I thought perhaps it was important to do so. ![]()
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