--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Aug 6, 2006, at 10:01 AM, markmeredith2002 wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > >> One of the first indications that all was not cool in the Emerald > >> City > >> was when I was still flying and a chiropractor took my back X-rays > >> after I had thrown my back out. He said " So how long have you been > >> jogging?" I explained to him how I was practicing flying and he > >> explained to me the implications on my vertebrae by sitting in full > >> lotus and bouncing on my butt, even on foam. He showed me how that > >> posture actually takes you butt cheeks away from protecting the > >> spine > >> during flying so that I was compressing my discs. It was very > >> visible, my bottom discs were compressed like a marathon runners. He > >> tried to explain the implications of my behavior but, of course, I > >> was > >> too enlightened for his advise at the time. I don't know if discs > >> can > >> recover from such a stress but my back is great these days from all > >> the core training workouts I do so I can't assess if I sustained any > >> long term damage. What was interesting for me was that I saw my > >> compressed discs at the time and still continued to practice flying > >> until I got out of the mindset that I was doing cosmic good for > >> myself. I remember the sickening feeling that perhaps MMY and his > >> crew did not understand the implications of his program on people's > >> backs and I might have set myself up for a very painful old age. > > > > Exactly my experience too. > > > Really has a lot to do with not knowing what you're doing and using > people as guinea pigs. > > In traditional yogic flying, the entire first stage is from a > standing, bent-knee position and done as a step/jump kinda thing. > Instead of injuring one, it builds strength, stamina and numeorus > yogic benefits. >
That's a buddhist technique, as described in _Beyond the Relaxation Response_. How do you know its the ONLY way it's to be done? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
