Move Me - Mind Body

More squats! 😃 Adding on to a little sequence that I've done a few times (goddess squat into warrior III to goddess squat to half moon to goddess squat to reverse half moon) but adding on two other types of squat 😬

This adds on to the work I'm doing towards pistol squats, but isn't specifically focussed on it. I found the curtesy squat variation to be pretty good work for it, which I hadn't quite pieced together before!

Played around with pistol squats in sessions today, and just had to throw a handstand in 😬 also gives a bit of assistance for the way down.

But the standing back up? Yeah, no... My right side is okay, a bit wobbly but doable. My left side just refuses. Flat-out 'no'.

It's such a weird feeling when you've got a connection with a muscle group, under less load you can feel it working, but then in a different situation it just... Doesn't!

Pushing progressions: starting easier and incrementally increasing the difficulty by increasing load or decreasing stability (lifting a leg).

The 300hr strength & flexibility training focussed mainly on handstands, and specifically the push action which requires a lot of shoulder, forearm, wrist and hand strength.

Don't be fooled by Insta videos. Editing and doing only two or three reps (with frequent breaks!) makes a huge difference! I took a good half hour break before the last handstand 😁

'Hot 26' poses, but on your knees 😬 parts look or sound easier than they are, but generally a nice way to mix up the sequence that's normally taught exactly the same way each time 😁

Parts of the sequence are normally done on your shins amyway (Supta Virasana, Camel pose, Rabbit pose) so I switched their orientation because why-not 😊

If you give it a try, have enough cushioning for your knees.
And blocks for balance.
And also, play areund with toes tucked or not - inteseting to feel the differences. I found that in some poses it helped to have them tucked, but in other poses it was definitely more stable with feet flat.

Here, Elsie is correcning my form, reminding me to push through my hands, straighten my elbows, and also to breathe... I think...

One client in a semi-private wanted to do handstands, the other asked to do leg work, so we did both 😬