Often I hear from a student, “I have a bad back!” But what exactly does that mean? The “back” makes up a large percentage of our body, with 33 vertebrae in total. (Although to be fair, some of those vertebrae are fused together.)
With that much substance and so many moving parts, of course a variety of things can go wrong, or wear down over time. So when a student says “I have a bad back,” she usually doesn’t mean the entire back has all possible problems. Instead, she means that only part of the back has troubles, and only with certain movements.
There may not be a one-size-fits-all solution for every type of back problem, but if you have “bad back” troubles – it’s likely that you can find relief with the support of the yoga hammock in an Unnata® Aerial Yoga class.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is our guide to practicing Yoga. So, it means that everyone who starts to practice yoga seriously must read and study Sutras. However when you are a beginner, only portions of the text apply to you personally. It can be comforting to know that the Yoga Sutra is actually designed for teachers as a guideline for training students. Yoga Sutras are for teachers. And when you begin to teach your first classes you must read and study again.
¿Cómo? Acabo de verlo… ¡Un anuncio de compresas que absorbe incluso estando boca abajo! ¡No puedo creer que una gran compañía de productos de higiene íntima haya diseñado unas compresas con esa maravillosa cualidad! Y de pronto me pregunto, pero, ¿quién, en su sano juicio, se pone boca abajo en su periodo de menstruación? A parte de las preciosas jóvenes que hacen el anuncio, con sus preciosas melenas extendidas hacia el suelo y colgando de un trapecio por sus preciosas rodillas… Las yoguinis desde luego que no (bueno, yo sí, lo confieso) Este tipo de compresas se habrán diseñado para trapecistas, gimnastas, acróbatas, contorsionistas, bailarinas, bomberos, militares, astronautas…. No para yoguinis porque practicar posturas invertidas, durante la menstruación, ¡todas sabemos que es un error de los gordos! Y, otra cuestión es, ¿la sangre no caía hacia la tierra? Me desconcierta y me invita a reflexionar e investigar.
There have been numerous studies in the last ten or so years that have researched the effects of individuals who practice yoga. Some studies were focused on mental influences, some on health benefits, some were more interested in physical benefits and some even wanted to prove cognitive improvements which resulted when practicing yoga.