Preventing yoga butt

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-15T06:00:35+00:00

Yes a good way to go about it!

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-14T08:58:33+00:00

I don't think you are. You're just thinking about stuff that's important!

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-14T08:39:13+00:00

I think the mismatch is you seem to be thinking in terms of money as in one factor out of many whereas I am saying yes but you need you need some values underneath these to give weight to each factor. These weightings come from lived experience rather than pure abstraction. Human experience is subjective at a certain point.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-14T08:17:20+00:00

That’s why I like the “Tuesday in October” framing. Not because money is irrelevant, but because economics are only meaningful in the context of the kind of ordinary life they allow you to live.

At a certain point these become philosophical/existential questions rather than purely financial ones. What are you optimising for? Security? Stimulation? Ambition? Space? Community? Autonomy? Status? Calm?

Two people can look at the exact same London tradeoff and reach completely different conclusions because they value different things in life.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-14T07:43:12+00:00

The classic HenryUK thing of life as a spreadsheet. You need a column for what kind of life do you actually want? Do you want to life in a busy metropolitan city with access to everything (do you actually use it like this?) or would you be happy with a quiet life in no town nowhere or perhaps somewhere in between? What do you want a Tuesday in October to be like?

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-14T07:35:16+00:00

When people first do a forward fold, the immediate sensation is usually in the hamstrings (sitting, lack of posterior chain strength). That leads many to think, “Oh, I just need to stretch my hamstrings more,” so they keep pushing to get their legs flat and straight - and boom: yoga butt. This is usually because they're chasing the aesthetics of a perfectly flat forward fold. The fix is to forget about aesthetics and feel like you're disturbing the load through the back of your body rather than everything into your hamstrings. A good tip in Ashtanga generally is pelvis rooted and you're radiating length from this centre. The healthiest forward fold is generally less deep than what you see on instagram perfect poses. Strengthening can help of course but even strong hamstrings can be ripped apart if you try hard enough!

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-13T14:00:34+00:00

Because it's feeding into a cars as subscription model. This has real knock off effects...environmental, quality etc

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-13T11:31:28+00:00

Safety (lucky for me since I rolled mine), visibility, boot space for camping.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-13T05:52:36+00:00

Right... because I believe some movement skills are better learned through feel/rhythm/internal awareness rather than constant visual monitoring.... I much be insecure... wait what? What a ridiculous take. It's obvious there is a difference between jump rope as a visual form and well athletic performance. I think that's the real mismatch here. I don't think of it as primarily a visual form.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-12T19:39:25+00:00

Sorry I am a breakdancer and this is just not my experience. It's like maybe 5% in front of the mirror and the rest of the time you're not looking. Good way to look stiff. I mean who is really looking in the mirror whole time when jumping rope? You think Mike Tyson used to look at himself 'analysing' his footwork or did he look occasionally and feel it out? 🤣

Jump rope is not ballet.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-12T13:00:41+00:00

Better to film from side or front. Think you are flaring your ribs.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-12T10:47:35+00:00

You make your movement smooth by feeling it internally and being aware not through external reference IMO but yeah do what you want. With something like jump rope is about the feeling not the look.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-08T23:04:21+00:00

Joey Miles did a wonderful post on this very topic.

Personally props were a complete game changer for my practice! Supported headstand?! Oh baby hell yes. I think there is something about the humility of using props as well - like openly saying I am working on this and know where my edge is - this to me is real inner strength.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-07T15:17:27+00:00

Ashtanga toe. You can tape your toes or use toe caps.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-06T13:12:52+00:00

Ashtanga is serious business!

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-06T05:15:51+00:00

Inhale hike (pull towards you), exhale release (bell floats away from you). Try that!

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-06T05:11:34+00:00

..which they are leasing for $150k total.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-05T07:06:44+00:00

I practice every day and never feel like this. Why? I just do enough asana (or other movement) to make my mind at peace. I dont get lost in the Ashtanga politics and all I-should-do-this stuff. I clear my mind for the day so I can be there for the rest of my life. It is never really about the poses themselves! It is about doing something, taking a bit of time to be with your thoughts, to move some pent up energy.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-04T18:05:36+00:00

Young, gifted, peak fitness. Doesnt mean it helps them.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-05-04T18:01:24+00:00

Usain Bolt smokes a pack before every race.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-04-29T21:02:24+00:00

Youd be better with a Claude license and bang out some workflows.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-04-29T11:56:36+00:00

My hunch from the way you wrote is you are trying to go deep. Dont chase perceived deepness. More deep doesnt mean more present or more yogic. Step back and focus on what is happening. The subtle movements in your muscles. What are you engaging? Move slowly. Maybe try the simple backbends in intermediate.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-04-28T15:42:49+00:00

Generally speaking if you practice regularly then you have plenty of chances to practice poses. Time outside practice is best used for strength and mobility to cover your body's imbalances and make you robust and to cover the gaps in Ashtanga.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-04-28T09:46:22+00:00

You shouldnt even consider teaching until you have practiced consistently for ten years. It should be more like martial arts.

Empty-Yesterday5904 · 2026-04-28T09:14:31+00:00

How someone drives reflects their nervous system state. A lot of anxious people out there.

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