All posts tagged: Yoga Challenge

#Just5Minutes and Catching up, even though the challenge is over – Day 2 of Athleta’s #PowerVita yoga challenge – Cresent Lunge

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Same as day 1, when you are Hypermobile, you learn to not “go there” just because you can, or because it makes your pose look prettier.  Yoga with Hypermobility is all about restraint and not going as far as you think you should or are told you should. In fact, true strength in yoga with Hypermobility starts when you stay within proper range of motion and hold it, to help your muscles gain strength to help stabilize your joints and do the work your connective tissues cannot.  So, my crescent lunge does not have a deep back bend, and my back leg is not super straight, nor is it hyperextended. It may not be the most perfect or prettiest cresent lunge, but it’s within proper range of motion for those of us who are Hypermobile, and trying to stay in this “normal” range of motion is where our real work is. This is wear we gain strength and how we prevent injuries from doing yoga and “going too far.”  I aim to lunge my front …

Catching up – Day 3 of Athleta’s #PowerVita Yoga Challenge – Dancer’s Pose 

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Same as day 1, when you are Hypermobile, you learn to not “go there” just because you can, or because it makes your pose look prettier. So, I keep a micro-bend in my standing leg and do not bend all the way over with my leg stretched way up, just because I can. It’s much harder to show restraint in this pose for many of us who are hypermobile than to bend way over with our leg stretched way up, which is often considered “prettier.” Yoga with Hypermobility is not about diving way into a pose just because we can or because our yoga instructor says that we should. In fact, the real strength in yoga with Hypermobility starts when you stay within a safe range of motion and hold it, to help your muscles gain strength to help stabilize your joints and do the work your connective tissues cannot.  

Day 1 of Athleta’s #PowerVita Yoga Challenge – Triangle Pose

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When you are Hypermobile, you learn to not “go there” just because you can, or because it makes your pose look prettier.  Yoga with Hypermobility is all about restraint and not going as far as you think you should or are far as you are told that you should.  In fact, true strength in yoga with Hypermobility starts when you stay within proper range of motion and hold it, so that your muscles gain strength to help stabilize your joints and do the work your connective tissues cannot.  So, my triangle pose may not be the most perfect or prettiest, but it’s within proper range of motion for those of us who are Hypermobile, and trying to stay in this “normal” range of motion is where our real work is. This is how where we gain strength and how we prevent injuries from doing yoga and “going too far.”  I figured that I would join Athleta’s #PowerVita challenge,. Especially because I just happened to be wearing my favorite capris by Athleta for my workout tonight …