Instead, we should move around within the pose to feel out what works best forourbodies.
Put simply, he wants us to wiggle!
Takecat-cow, in which youre on your hands and knees, alternately arching and contracting your back.
If you go too far one way you will feel a crunch, Artymiak says.
Then, if you bend too far the other way you feel a crunch the other direction.
That back and forth is what he means by wiggling.
yoga, meditation, and breath-work teacher based in Santa Monica, California
Whats keeping us from wiggling?
We tell them to repress their natural instincts, clamp it shut and be polite members of society.
We tell them to be still.
In yoga, correctness is often thought to be found in aesthetic shapes.
But Artymiak wants us to let that goal go.
The heart of yoga practice is to open up energy flow, he says.
Dont assume you are doing anything right or wrong or good or bad, just explore everything.
Wiggling also allows you to avoid injury and protect your body while still receiving benefits from the work.
Five means you are wonderfully uncomfortable, he says.
yoga, meditation, and breath-work teacher based in Santa Monica, California
Intentional wiggling will keep you pushing yourself, but not to a place thats harmful or causing bad pain.
Dont set an ending destination, Artymiak says.
Instead, set a general direction you would like to head, and see where it takes you.
Youll be amazed at how far youll go!
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