Miraine
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Is it definitely the 20th April now? I think I might actually be free for that!
Not that I can actually pole any more, far too long without practising now, but it would still be cool to come along, lol.
Would the aerial room be available too Raven?
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Protecting joints is of utmost importance, of course. 🙂
I would always advise people to make sure they have blocks or chairs to hold onto even when not using elevated stretches, just to make sure you are never just dropping full bodyweight onto the joints in a vulnerable position.
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Hello, bit late joining this, but I'm another that can't cope with spinny only. I'm also a bit disorganised and April is a busy month, but I'll figure out if I can make it closer to the time. Now I'll be getting the notifications from this thread at least 🙂
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Veena, you raise a very good point about hypermobility, but how is the knee really any less supported using a block under the foot than it is for a person who is still a few inches from flat splits?
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Using a block under one of your feet doesn't increase the "risk factor" of stretching, you are no more likely to strain anything than you were when you were a couple of inches from splits the first time round, you can still control your descent and look after your body.
The reason for starting to use blocks is simply because it changes the angles of the downward force slightly, enabling you to get a bit better stretch on either front or back leg depending which way round you are doing it. The point is not to have a harsher stretch, but simply to feel gravity acting a little differently. It can really help with that last bit of squaring up, even if you don't actually end up going down into an oversplit.
Just alternate between having the block under your front and your back foot, and see how it feels. Keep something next to you to hold on to maybe for both confidence and control (a chair, yoga blocks, whatever). 🙂
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If you use an oil as a deep conditioning treatment pre-shower, do it on dry hair, spread it through as evenly as you can, and wrap it against your head to try to get some warmth to help it absorb. Then wash off the excess, basically.
If you are brushing it in post-shower, put a tiny bit in the palm of your hand, spread it between your hands, then try to spread just a little on all your hair from the nape of the neck downwards (e.g. not on your scalp). Brush a lot with a bristly brush to spread it evenly, so you don't have any greasy clumps.
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Jojoba oil is *apparently* the oil most similar to natural sebum. When I had hair down to my thighs I used to oil the ends of it with that and brush through to try to keep it from getting dry and brittle, it was pretty good, but slightly awkward to get the right balance between enough to be useful, and too much making the hair look greasy.
Bit easier to coat the hair in it and leave for a couple of hours, then wash it without using so much shampoo you completely undo the effects.
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Argh, the dreaded undersplits 🙂
Looking forward to seeing your pics, thanks! 😀
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Oh, just to mention, it doesn't have to be infront of a tree, just any festive scene whatsoever.
Anyone have any snow? 🙂
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Yes yes yes, exactly as you describe 🙂
Definitely to do with silks. In silks your hand grip is an awful lot more sustained and relied upon, plus the fabric is thinner than a pole and squishes, so it's a lot harder on the fingers.
As you get stronger but also more relaxed on the silks, it should lessen. There is a bit of a tendency when you're new to have a deathgrip which is far tighter than you really need.
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I certainly hope so 🙂 I'm very out of practise with pole, but hopefully this will be an incentive to get practising again!
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I missed this thread until now, somehow! So glad I spotted it now, and not on the 20th November or something equally frustrating. 🙂
I skim read the thread, is there still likely to be some aerial equipment too?
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There's full kits for sale at various places online, but if you want to source the individual bits separately to get it cheaper that could work. Here's a list of what you need for a fairly standard setup:
About 16 feet of approx 72" wide "pongee" fabric. That's a guess, but I can check it for you, I don't have mine at home at the moment.
Two karabiners of the type that are wider at one end (this makes tying the fabric more secure)
Two "daisy chains" to give you the ability to change the height of the hammock easily. Not essential, but really useful. Like this: http://www.theoutdoorshop.com/showPart.asp?part=PN31075
Two standard safety karabiners. These clip the top of the daisy chain to the ceiling mounts, then the egg shaped karabiners with the silks on go in whichever hook on the daisy chain brings it to the right height.
The ideal mount for the hammock is two fixings on the ceiling about 50cm apart. So long as they go nice and solidly into a load bearing joist that will be fine. A "load bearing" joist is about 9" deep, that's the type that you'll have between floors. I say this because if it's an attic above that isn't intended for regular use, it might only have shallow joists (since it only holds up the ceiling below, not furniture and people above). If that's the case, reinforce it just to be sure. 🙂
Sorry for the wall of text, hope it helps 🙂
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Happy birthday Tigger! 😀
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I have a pair of Pleasers but they're too wide for me… However, a friend pointed out that those gel inserts that go under the ball of your foot to help prevent blisters would probably solve it completely.
If you find something just a *little* bit too loose that might be worth a try 🙂