August2011Newsletter

I dropped onto a great website recently and would like to share a couple of tips from what I read. This is from a guy by the name of Lucas, he's a yoga teacher and operates under the name YOGABODY Naturals. Lucas is all about flexibility and "staying bendy". To achieve this and a whole lot else his suggestion is that for flexibility to be attained(and retained) stretches should be held for a lot longer than is common in most yoga classes.

Here are some hints and a couple of his stretches to try over the next week or two.

Forget the rumours: flexibility is not something you either have or don't have - like red hair or a clef chin. Flexibility is developed through physical practise and the right diet. Nothing else. Try drinking green juice before you stretch (like at least 30 minutes before). Lucas has favourites like - wheatgrass, spinach, kale, and parsley juice. An easy way to get the best greens available in a powdered form is the new DeepGreen Superfood from Miessence.

I don't need to explain here why green juices make you bendy, those of you who have worked with me over the years will know there is something special about 'greens" so just trust me, they do help (magnesium, chlorophyll, you get the idea).

So obviously, if you want to improve your flexibility, the first thing you need to do(after your juice) is start stretching.

1 - You need to stretch 5 days per week, but only for about fifteen minutes

2 - You need to practise long-hold Gravity Poses, these are passive stretches that target specific areas

Just 15 minutes per day - surely that could be achieved without too much hardship.

Stretch Number 1:  This is for tight hamstrings:

1 - Stand with your feet about as wide as your hips
2 - Bend your knees a little
3 - Grab opposite elbows, and fold forward over your legs  
4 - Relax your head
5 - Breath in through your nose and out through your mouth really deeply (I mean, really deeply)
6 - Count 100 breaths and then release

*NOTE: don't bounce or wiggle or use any effort...just allow gravity to do the work.

Stretch number 2:  another passive stretch for the hips that you can do right now:

1 - Standing, bring your feet wider than your hips
2 - Squat down and turn your feet slightly outward
3 - Bring your arms inside your knees
4 - Rest your hands on the floor with your palms facing up
5 - Drop your head and relax
6 - Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth for 100 breaths (really, really deep
    breaths)

See how it feels and let me know what you think after doing these types of stretches consistently for a couple of weeks.

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