Yoga in the winter generally = "heart openers"
Or shoulder openers. Or chest openers. Take your pick. They all involve many of the same poses.
That's what all the instructors call it, but basically, in the winter we all walk around with our shoulders hunched over because we are cold. "Heart openers" counteract that and open up our shoulders.
As a consequence my backbends have never looked better.
No, I do not like the cold. But I do like how my backbends feel after so much opening. (Backbends are always at the end of class.)
Or shoulder openers. Or chest openers. Take your pick. They all involve many of the same poses.
That's what all the instructors call it, but basically, in the winter we all walk around with our shoulders hunched over because we are cold. "Heart openers" counteract that and open up our shoulders.
As a consequence my backbends have never looked better.
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| mid-backbend |
This also means my instructor is, of course, finding ways to make it even better...and harder. There is ALWAYS another step in yoga.
After class this morning:
My gym friend, Molly: Do you pull out your back bends as a fun party trick?
Me: Haha. No.
Molly: I guess that could be dangerous.
I love that we both have our own strengths though.
I can move into compass pose:
But she can take it further into eight-angle pose:
So I just sit there in my compass pose and smile at her skills. :)
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No, I do not like the cold. But I do like how my backbends feel after so much opening. (Backbends are always at the end of class.)
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