And then day 47 arrived…. Nothing really to report except there seems to be muscles working together and I feel stretched in places I never was stretch before.
Balancing Stick now has core muscles and even hip muscles helping, I have never been this far before in this pose.
On the floor in Cobra, I could feel the backs of my legs being stretched as I pushed them down to the floor to counterbalance the back muscles pulling my front up.
In Bikram’s Key on Cobra;
“This is one of the most difficult postures to learn and to understand. So we need two keys here. First, when you finish holding the arched position, don’t suddenly collapse back down to the floor. Lower your head, neck and upper body slowly and smoothly, using the strength of your back and spine. We never use any abrupt diving or jerking movements; that is how you injure yourself. Controlling your movements this way also builds will power and discipline.
Imagine that by just taking the time and effort to slowly undo the posture you will gain will power and discipline muscles!