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...Once atrophied, it’s
a bit of a job to wake them up (hence the apparent intense effort required
if you are to truly let go). But once they begin doing their job, they
are provided with an appropriately strong and continuous blood supply (hence
the term ‘red’ muscle). Keep strengthening and we begin to be able to
let go of all that tension we carry in our hips, shoulders neck and back.
Strengthen the core response further, and we start to become relaxed in
our work - as if our bones and our breath are supporting our efforts.
And in fact they are. The breath, the wondrous breath is the link between
the core of the body and movement - something all advanced astanga practitioners
understand experientially.
THE SPINE EXTENDS WHEN WE BREATH
OUT!
The pressure of the inhale can of course support us in
one way - that is one of the reasons we tend to hold our breath during
effort. But it is when we exhale that all those deep postural muscles
come into play creating a wave of support that unlocks the curves of
the spine from the base up - we elongate as we breath out! ...more.
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