Miraine
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Argh, I can't make it either, I was hoping to go visit relatives Monday to Friday, but have to be home mid week now so the politically correct thing to do is leave for that first thing tomorrow instead. 🙁
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Circus House doesn't have poles up yet, Rock'n'pole were using their old venue, and they do hope to sort that out again, but they need to rig up a joist to put the poles under first. Stage poles would be handy… 🙂
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Perhaps we could have a pole/aerial jam some time at Circus House (where I do silks, they're just reopening after 6 months hiatus), looking further ahead. There was a lady that had poles set up in the previous training space, but they've moved venue now, so I'm not sure what the situation will be with that.
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Belated "I'm possibly free!" for the 30th for me, depends on weather as I need to get to Wales around then and want to dodge the rain…
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Thanks Webmaster 🙂
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As far as I can tell, I should be free on any of those dates 🙂
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Oh that's great, much easier. Thanks 🙂 See you Saturday!
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I hadn't even thought about public transport…! Just assumed I would need to drive/bike. Did you figure out the route Hazelnut? I'm assuming you'll be coming in to Piccadilly rail station then getting a bus?
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Flights are a possibility, or maybe even delegating to someone else to go on the trip (fingers crossed! lol)
I'll not know for sure for a while though, but hoping I can make it after all.
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I've had the same, caused by an overenthusiastic "helper" in an assisted stretch. My physio says it is a tear, but actually recommended heat pads and then stretching it gently *only when really warm*. As a result of that, I've actually not lost flexibility at all, although it is still (quite a few months on) very stiff and sore when cold.
If I stretch lightly regularly, it doesn't trouble me at all. If I go a week without stretching, it seizes up and gets really painful, and I have to get the heat pads out again and stretch as best I can without bringing it quite to the point of pain.
I know it is of utmost importance to not worsen the injury, hence no stretching is better than stretching too much and injuring yourself further. But as an injury heals, it will form scar tissue that impedes the motion of the muscles, and *light* stretching during this time will help keep that from forming and help the muscle repair faster (increased blood flow). A physio is the best person to talk to about this though.
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Argh, I might not be able to make it now. I need to be in Belfast the next evening, and it doesn't look like the ferry schedule is going to work out at all. Bother 🙁
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Aw, that must be frustrating. Maybe talk to the chiro about your flexibility training, since if your vertebrae are basically misaligned, perhaps turning your head a bit is effectively straightening them out, in which case, that would be *less* harmful than straight. I would definitely want the opinion of the person who has the X rays for that though 🙂
I should set up an alarm on my computer so I can't "forget", and I know what you mean about that… Hehe.
Good luck! I look forward to seeing the video 😀
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I disagree that you can't learn contortion on your own, but that is dependant upon you having the commitment to learning enough anatomy to really understand what you are doing. If you are following expert guidance, great, you can trust in their knowledge, but if you want to do it alone, you need to understand how the body works.
I do however agree that strength training is phenomenally important. You see a video of a contortionist, you'll see they don't just flop into positions. It is a complete falacy that contortionists are stretched to the point of weakness. Yes, there are flexible and weak people, but sliding into splits with gravity helping and doing them in the air are two completely different matters.
Another point in favour of classes though, is how it can help you stay motivated. Even if you have to travel a bit, so can only take one monthly, or quarterly. That will give you the kick up the behind to do your "homework", so to speak, since you don't want to go back and not have improved 😉
Training *properly* will help you build strength 🙂
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Hmm, pain when stretching obviously not a good thing… Does it hurt to stretch your neck just tipping it back, or only in the kitty cat stretch?
My neck is also a really limiting thing for me, stops me doing chest stands. The only thing that will really help is just gently improving that over time. Something as simple as 20 repetitions of tip the head back, then forwards, done three times a day (or more!) should help. I keep meaning to do that, but really, just forget all the time…
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Chest stand with the head to the side isn't the greatest of ideas, I mean, you might get away with it however many times, and then on another time, trap a nerve, due to the combination of twist and then bend back. Would probably be better to leave chest stands until you can do it with the head straight.
Have you heard of "kitty cat" stretch? I find it pretty good for targetting mid and upper back.
You can also do that stretch with the chin on the wall, it is infinitely variable based on how far up your hands are and how far out your hips are from the wall.
This video also has some good advanced stretches:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zniSO9dao0
Hope something in this helps 🙂