tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633767611605153908.post6464152695407424223..comments2023-10-31T10:00:19.380-05:00Comments on Bikram 60 Day Challenge: 176/256 pt. 3 - Posture Clinic, Fixed Firm an OnDuffy Pratthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05160837024667969180noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633767611605153908.post-15478130523572389012009-09-15T11:58:51.606-05:002009-09-15T11:58:51.606-05:00Such a fantastic, thought-provoking, and informati...Such a fantastic, thought-provoking, and informative series of blog posts. Thoroughly enjoyed. <br /><br />As always, thanks for taking the time and effort to write and share!hannahjustbreathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359736052522439643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633767611605153908.post-7108263487141290692009-09-15T02:15:33.049-05:002009-09-15T02:15:33.049-05:00BWAAAHAHAHA. That's right, WORM. No, but I c...BWAAAHAHAHA. That's right, WORM. No, but I can see how those 4 postures - fixed firm, half tortoise, camel, and rabbit - make up a coherent sequence of alternating/escalating backward and forward bends, all starting on the knees, that open up your spine. If you do them all consecutively it feels great. I guess (I grok?!?) that they just call it "fixed firm" series cause fixed firm is the first posture, just like how cobra-locust-full locust-bow gets called "cobra series" instead of "bow series." <br /><br />And you're welcome - I hoped that the idea about rabbit was at least semi-coherent! I feel like I need to draw stick figures or something...thedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633767611605153908.post-66427629966554652732009-09-14T20:42:36.197-05:002009-09-14T20:42:36.197-05:00I'm always happy to hear new tips about Rabbit...I'm always happy to hear new tips about Rabbit. Thanks.<br /><br />I've heard some of the names for the other series. But I just don't grok (for lack of a better word) why Camel is part of a Fixed Firm series. I guess you could think of that part of the class as the "On Your Knees, Worm" series. But I usually like to take a more positive attitude.Duffy Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160837024667969180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633767611605153908.post-50332958106251930612009-09-14T16:32:41.254-05:002009-09-14T16:32:41.254-05:00"Mostly what I learned from this is how great..."Mostly what I learned from this is how great it would be to have a personal assistant." HAH!! A++.<br /><br />I had a MASSIVE light bulb moment with the "pulling" in rabbit last winter. (I had never understood it either.) It came when Emmy told some advanced competitors that in the ultimate expression of rabbit, there is no weight at all on your head, it is all in your legs. As soon as I tried this, I found myself PULLING my head INTO my knees, toward my heels, as my hips went up. I dunno if this will do anything for you, but for me it was huge!!<br /><br />What you said about seated forehead to knee, "reaching for the wall with your heel" - now THAT is EXACTLY what they are talking about when they say to "kick the mirror" in the standing version of the pose. :)<br /><br />And one purely academic point about the division into different series on the floor: cobra series is one series, obviously. Then fixed firm through rabbit make up fixed firm series. Head to knee and stretching are both from the stretching series. And spine twist is a stand-alone from the double-sided series. (This info is just based on the way we break things up in advanced series.)thedancingjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976806717306797444noreply@blogger.com