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Handstands with @myfearismystrength after @isaacjpena yoga class.

It’s true. Two Sams are better then one. Watch how we both bend in different places.

#Repost @myfearismystrength ・・・ There is strength in needing others; not weakness or incompetence. Besides, two Sam’s are better than one, regardless of which is which. Making some shapes and letting shit go with @lithiumkitten tonight. #yoga #notyoga #strength #handstand #contortion #isaacpena #samanthastar #notpretty (at Exhale Spa)

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Silhouettes wolf and bendy. #contortion #backbends #flexible #wolves #wolflover

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Thinking of backbending as “front opening” instead changes the entire dynamic of the bend. The spine is at work here, yes, but in order to avoid spinal compression in backbending postures you first have to lengthen the spine. Shifting awareness to the opening of the front body - the muscles of the abdominal wall all the way down the front of the thighs (quadriceps) and through the psoas will help you to preserve the integrity of the backbend.

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DESIGN: Orphe LED Smart Shoes

Meet the Orphe: a smart shoe system for artists and performs. The sole of these shoes has almost 100 serially-controlled LED lights, motion sensors, a Bluetooth module, and an ARM microprocessor.

personal update

so i honestly have no clue if anyone who follows this is active, but i thought i’d post it anyway.

I’ve just recently started cheerleading again, and my old wrist injury has flared up - again. my physio says it’s an injury to the triangular fibrocartilage complex, and it’s degenerative. we don’t know just how bad it is but his advice was “quit cheerleading or get surgery”, which is the second time i’ve been told this now. i’ve continued with cheer for the time being, with some pretty decent strapping on it, but it continues to hurt more and more - today unless i’m wearing my brace it has shooting pain through it.

in addition to this, i’m waiting to see a rheumatologist about joint hypermobility syndrome, which if i am diagnosed with would explain my vision problems, my stomach problems, and the neverending injuries.

at this point in time i haven’t been regularly stretching until i get permission to, and i’m currently thinking about getting surgery on my wrist if it doesn’t improve. in early 2016 i’ll hopefully be starting kinesiology again, and from there i guess we’ll just see how i go :)

#injury update #injury prone #stretching #contortion #cheerleading #joint hypermobility syndrome #tfcc injury #kinesiology

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Alissa Eckersley

adrianhummellyoga

Wheel - Straight leg variation.

Model - Adrian Hummell

Photo - Amanda Duncan

Location - Bikram Yoga Alexandria

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Outdoor backbend in my cool chakra leggings!

Thanks for the picture adrianhummellyoga!

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Started with yoga now we’re here.

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Splits with a deep backbend. (hanumanasana) . takes time to warm up to this, but the stretch is amazing. Requires keeping the entire body flexible and open. We Amplify