SashaMae
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I also started with the pigeon pose. I show how I stretch for it in this vid. Starts around 2 mins I think. Is this what you mean??
https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/4dfffaee-d708-4675-b3ac-509d0ac37250 -
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!:-)
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Hey guys! I had a bad accident a few years back and had major problems with my si joint and sciatica nerve. These excersizes are similar to the ones my pt had me do and I found them very relieving! Hope this helps 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGbkpGiLS1c&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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For my home warm up I do about 40 squats and 1 minute wall sits. Then I do Tracy Anderson’s butt and thighs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK_A-A7PBXc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
And arms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7RDfw0NuZ8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I get super warm plus my booty and arms have never looked/felt better 🙂
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Yay!! I love these changes! So streamline 🙂 Thanks to the dynamic duo for keeping such an awesome site!!
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Anything by Emiliana Torrini makes me feel soo good. I’ve also been listening to System of a Down’s Mezmorize album. I LOVE it. Jeff Buckley, Maxwell and Fiona Apple also make me feel super sexy
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I agree wholeheartedly with everything Chem said. Im a massage therapist and while I love working with chiros, I feel some give their patients the idea that they don’t need massage. Muscles move bones. If the chiros are realigning you without having you go to an MT before or after treatment, your tight muscles will undo their work. It’s a money machine! I like to recommend using both chiros and mts because they compliment each other so well. 🙂
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I love that girl! She’s so freakin sweet and incredibly talented!! I saw the callbacks and she totally deserve it!!
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My first solid split!: https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_photo/4ea5a5db-f864-4ea0-a7f4-43a30ac37250
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The first time I got my splits was last year. I stretched using the “splits in 6” program: http://www.unique-bodyweight-exercises.com/splits.html
I had only been stretching for splits for about 3 weeks. However, I’ve been doing yoga for several years and I know the importance of warming up before deep stretching. Even though it only took me about 3 weeks, I never over stretched or felt great pain. It was a “good pain”. The kind you get when you’re in a really nice stretch. 🙂 -
Make sure you are really warm. I have the same pole and it’s really important to warm up for a good 15-20 mins. I just dance around in sweats to a few songs and do elbowstands to get my core temp up. Don’t be discouraged! If you get you and your pole super warm you’ll have great grip in no time! I would try the warm up without grip aid first to see if it works. And I mean REALLY warmed up!
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Sooo jealous! In my dreams it is perfect 🙂
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You are amazing. And I’m joining Team Lulu to get you on that tool’s show. Strut your stuff, beautiful!
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I have my boyfriend work my leg from the knee down. A lot of times people with hammertoes have very tight muscles in the lateral compartment (outside leg in pole lingo) work from the kneecap downward and the tops of your feetsies. If you see any improvement let me know. Otherwise just love your feet 🙂
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Hello! Dancer’s feet here, too! I’ve learned to love my feet. I have a couple of hammer toes on my left foot and crazy calluses on both feet. My cousin was a ballerina for years and envied my feet as the natural insanely high arches are desired for ballet. So I learned to embrace them 🙂 I have very ticklish feet and don’t care for foot massages so I use a roller on them. Hammertoes can be cured by massage if you can straighten them against the floor without manually manipulating them. If the muscles have been so tight for years that the bones curve then surgical correction is needed. My left oes have straightened out considerably since I started working on them. Google massage for hammertoes and you can work on them yourself! Learn to love them though. They are cute!
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I get a brazillian every 4 weeks. I tried to use the Gigi at home kit which ended with me laying on the bathroom floor with dried wax all over my business and my boyfriend had to come in with a low dryer and rip it from me. It was an awful attempt to save money. If you are experienced with waxing yourself, go for it! But I get mine done professionally. As for the bumps it sounds like ingrownhairs for sure. My gal tells me to exfoliate and moisturize moisturize moisturize (especially 3 days before waxing) to prevent ingrown hairs. Let is know if that product works!
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Oops! Wrist and shoulders*
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Work on strengthening your wristband shoulders. Veena has some lessons that are very effective! While warming up I like to use sweat bands to help warm the joint so come practice time I’m strong, warm and ready to spin!
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I’m in! Lost my right split so this will push me into gear! Great idea!!
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I sometimes have the same problem! I found that when I’m not properly warmed up teamed with not fully engaging the abs and shoulders I get a dull pain in my mid/lower back during basic invert and the chopper. I concentrate on breathing and engaging those muscles on the exhale. It’s working for me! Good luck 🙂
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Have a great time everyone! So bummed I can’t make it this year 🙁 Take lots of pics/vids for us!!
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I, too, have never been able to do the splits until I started poling. I have been active in yoga for quite some time but my freaking hip flexors hate me! The splits in 6 worked for me…granted I do need to be SUPER warmed up but I can do ’em! On a really good day after a full warm up and halfway through practice I can pretty much drop down to a left leg leading split. On a not so good day I’m still 1-2 1/2 inches away. Dedicate a time after practice for this program and you will see results 🙂
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Psh! DUH. I don’t know why I couldn’t visualize that… Lol Thanks, Sarah!
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I’m having a hard time visualizing the twisted grip from an inverted crucifix…would someone mind posting a vid? Im dying to try in the safest way possible 🙂
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Runemist- I usually wear the no-show ankle socks and fold them over so the top of my foot is exposed but the ball of my feet are extra padded https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif I have this really snug pair that I wear when my feet get cold and I cut a oval-shaped hole on the top of the foot so I can still climbhttps://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
