Moving from salamba sarvangasana to a back bending position. August, 2022
“You have to stretch all the time to get a result.” Ugi
Ugi is a contortionist and teacher on Omstars. I watched a video on back bending yesterday. Kino was the student.
The quote is a general most important learning tip. Stretch all the time. The more you stretch the better. Stretch twice a day or three times. Integrate stretching exercises in your life. Stretch, stretch, stretch.
If one has no time, no problem, yet the consequences are clear. Progress comes slowly, if at all. Those who practice once a week won’t see much progress. There are many reasons to go to a yoga class or to practice yoga. It might be that someone wants to relax and to breathe deeply. It might be to meet yogis and to enjoy society. Fine. Absolutely OK.
Yet if one wants to improve asanas that require a lot of flexibility, stretching is the key. And stretching must get done often to get results.
Getting back to a daily practice with few breaks is my goal No 1. One can know the best exercises, it they are not executed they are pure theory.
The videos with Ugi on Omstars are inspiring. I’ll try out exercises.
Today my practice was hard. These 90 minutes almost killed me. The ups and downs are part of the journey. Tomorrow can be totally different.