I got to say..all this lifting, handtanding, jumpback, jumpthrough business is making me stiffer than a plank...
Not that I can actually do them properly;P But the attempts are killing me. Did I mention I lifted myself off the floor while at J's shala?? Well..I think I did..I'm not even sure, cos J was teaching me how to float back from standing..and he said to "unfold" the body from trini to chatwari in the suryas..so I was managing quite well at taking a little hop and unfolding back from there...but he kept standing in front of me saying "unfold..unfold..unfold.." so I tip toed and I think my legs just left the floor and floated up.. I actually have no idea how it happened..all I know was I was dangling with my feet off the ground and didn't know what to do from there!!! it actually felt just like liftng into a headstand with straight legs!!! I got to admit I collapsed after a few seconds though cos i kinda tossed my legs back and fell on my knees..hahahhah
Anyway after that, this lifting ability has totally left me.. I can't for the life of me do it now in my pathetic attempts at home!!! arrrgghhhhhhhhhhh...and I am stiff as ever from trying...I actually think its got a detrimental effect of my backbends...my upper chest which is usually pretty bendy has been kinda stiff and unmoveable lately..;P
J taught me a very great way to drop back too..and I'm not sure I dare to try it at home...it blardee intense...but it lets me drop back to about a few inches from my feet. My usualy drop backs are about 1 foot away from the feet..We were trying to get my ankles while I was with J..and I got them..with his help on the right and on my own on the left side...but he said I didn't understand how to work all the bend out of my upper back..which is apparently very open, which was why I had a hard time getting my ankles myself..so he taught me to drop back with my hands open and thumbs almost in the armpits. Then he made me peel myself back, and opening the chest up and squeezing the shoulder blades together to get as much bend in the upper chest as possible, then he let me drop my arms back to hang...and still keep lfting the chest up to the ceiling..I literally could feel my whole spine peeling backwards..and it got me to within 1 hand away from my feet from dropping back..and no walking hands in! Its amazingly intense and soo cool! J said I should just keep reaching for my ankles everytime I go back..cos I SHOULD be able to do it easily..and yet I'm not using all the bend I have in the chest..
Anyhow I'm a little chicken to do it myself at home..no one watching to make sure I don't topple over...I gotto psyche myself up to do this..otherwse I'd always have to wait to get to some shala to do it...
Anyway did learn some other interesting stuff while with J..I'd post them later..cos my stiff trapezius and lats really require some stretching now..
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