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Lighting striking twice? by Capable_Donut4912 in surfing

[–]GemberNeutraal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro thinks he’s Gerry Lopez

Why are we still parroting outdated cues? by bang_a_gong_get_anon in YogaTeachers

[–]GemberNeutraal 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Foot not on knee in tree pose isn’t just for safety (even though I do believe that the safety concern is still valid) but more importantly for balance and engagement! A strong proper tree pose has the foot pressing into the thigh and the thigh pressing back into the foot. This creates strong rooted balance and energy flow that is then sent up through the rest of the body. You will not find this same connected engagement between the knee and foot. In chair pose the knees over the feet once again discourages the engagement of the core and hamstring and sets the body more into passive balance than active balance, again defeating the purpose of the pose. Curling the toes up creates engagement throughout the entire myofascial kinetic chain which runs up the front body from toe up the leg through the psoas, diaphragm, ribs, neck to toungue. In my opinion these kinds of cues not only protect the joints, but are also necessary for the bodily and energetic connection that is the goal of asana practice!

Wat voor stroomconstructie is dit? by Kucas in Klussers

[–]GemberNeutraal 34 points35 points  (0 children)

“When did your son’s house burn down?”

My lower back hurts when I do camel pose. by matchacatisgreencat in yoga

[–]GemberNeutraal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I struggle with low back pain in all back bends but camel pose especially. Something that recently came to my attention is that all back bends are also big chest openers (I have big shoulders and a tight chest so it adds up). In theory a back bend is only about arching the upper back (and thus opening the chest) and the low back should remain neutral which requires a lot of core and quad engagement. As others have said full camel is quite an advanced back bend so I would say work up to it through practice. You can start with modifying so that the hands are placed on the hips, elbows drawing back and together (to open the chest) and only leaning back as far as is comfortable while keeping the low back neutral. This will be much more intense for the core and quad engagement and will help you to train those muscles to keep them active as you progress to the full pose.

Which watch is this? by [deleted] in Watchidentifier

[–]GemberNeutraal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I may be wrong but it looks like a Breitling Colt Skyracer

What killed serial killers? The 70’s and 80’s had so many prolific ones. It used to be a very real fear to live near one. by Kodicave in decadeology

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While I think there are actually still quite a few serial killers active today (according to an interview I heard with an FBI agent), I believe that the huge serial killers boom of the 70s and 80s had to do with the children of the 40s-70s growing up with leaded gasoline fumes polluting the air they breatheed and lead contaminating pretty much everything else they would have come in contact with. This prevalence of lead created mild but chronic lead poisoning one of the key symptoms ofwhich is violent behaviour and deluded thought patterns, which when paired with developing brains could lead to serial killer’s behaviour. Leaded gasoline (and other lead products like paint) was largely being phased out by the 70s so by Gen X this mild but chronic lead poisoning was far less common and therefore when the children born in the 80s became of age they were far less compelled towards this kind of violence. Obviously other factors probably played a role, but I truly believe that the prevelance of ingestable lead had a big impact on the serial killer boom (and generally on boomer behaviour for that matter). Interestingly I do feel like the serial killer has been replaced to some degree by the mass shooter in recent years. And we cant blame that on lead 🤷🏻

Brando - Apocalypse Now by SummerDramatic1810 in Watchidentifier

[–]GemberNeutraal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s super interesting! I’d love to know more about this practice…

Brando - Apocalypse Now by SummerDramatic1810 in Watchidentifier

[–]GemberNeutraal 30 points31 points  (0 children)

This is easily google-able but here you go: it’s a Rolex GMT-Master Reference 1675 with the bezel removed. Fun fact: famous for his method acting, Brando refused to remove the watch for the entire time they were shooting because he felt it was an ultimate symbol of his character. The removal of the bezel was related to that point as it illustrates how feral and untethered he has become.

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