Lumberjacks walk by
Bright axes swinging shiny
Don't let it hit me.
Lovely day for a walk in Port Gamble,
Dani
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Day 137-Gas, grass or *ss--no one rides for free.
Okay. I know I seem a little bit obsessed with my bouncy buns, but I promise that I won't discuss my glutes again for at least 48 hours.
It's just that miraculous and crazy things have been happening to my body since I tuned in to my terribly tight bum muscles and the aftereffects.
Now, I'm in a constant state of trying to relax my rear structure while letting the rest of my body slide into alignment. It's no easy task, since it seems I'm constantly flexing those muscles. I was at work all day today, standing, which gave me a perfect opportunity to work on this issue. If anyone was watching my fanny---say, for instance, while I was making them an espresso drink, I'm sure they were scratching their heads. Relax. Clench. Relax, dammit! Clench involuntarily...oh, it's a real merry-go-round, this one.
But now that I feel the effects of letting those hiney muscles release and allowing my ribs and pelvis to go into alignment, well, I can't go back. As soon as I relax, my pelvis---which is more important than any of us know and is totally neglected---goes into neutral, the pressure on my coccyx is relieved, my abs actually start working properly, my ribs drop, my quads relax and I hear a funny popping sound in my sacrum and my scalp relaxes. This is a real trip.
I walked later in the day today, after 8 hours of intentional booty meditation, and noticed that I was able to keep those muscles relaxed for an extended period of time, and while I did, the rest of my muscles seemed to be working harder. Hmmm...
You think that while my caboose is always flexed, it's working OVERTIME, and that gives many other body parts and muscles the chance to be lazy? Yup. You're right!
And if I take away the overworked tuchus, maybe my quads, hip flexors, hamstrings and anterior tibiali will finally realize their full potential? Will it be so?
In closing, while you think about my butt muscles and the huge impact they've had on us all today, I leave you with some lovely images of my hind end.
Okay, I see the difference, as well as feel the difference. I also see that I wear the least flattering jeans on the planet. OMG! OMG! Time to go shopping. I guess my Men's Levi 501s that I've worn for 20 years need to hit the road! Gee, I never see myself from the rear, so how would I know???
I hope you have sweet dreams tonight, kids.
Dani
It's just that miraculous and crazy things have been happening to my body since I tuned in to my terribly tight bum muscles and the aftereffects.
Now, I'm in a constant state of trying to relax my rear structure while letting the rest of my body slide into alignment. It's no easy task, since it seems I'm constantly flexing those muscles. I was at work all day today, standing, which gave me a perfect opportunity to work on this issue. If anyone was watching my fanny---say, for instance, while I was making them an espresso drink, I'm sure they were scratching their heads. Relax. Clench. Relax, dammit! Clench involuntarily...oh, it's a real merry-go-round, this one.
But now that I feel the effects of letting those hiney muscles release and allowing my ribs and pelvis to go into alignment, well, I can't go back. As soon as I relax, my pelvis---which is more important than any of us know and is totally neglected---goes into neutral, the pressure on my coccyx is relieved, my abs actually start working properly, my ribs drop, my quads relax and I hear a funny popping sound in my sacrum and my scalp relaxes. This is a real trip.
I walked later in the day today, after 8 hours of intentional booty meditation, and noticed that I was able to keep those muscles relaxed for an extended period of time, and while I did, the rest of my muscles seemed to be working harder. Hmmm...
You think that while my caboose is always flexed, it's working OVERTIME, and that gives many other body parts and muscles the chance to be lazy? Yup. You're right!
And if I take away the overworked tuchus, maybe my quads, hip flexors, hamstrings and anterior tibiali will finally realize their full potential? Will it be so?
In closing, while you think about my butt muscles and the huge impact they've had on us all today, I leave you with some lovely images of my hind end.
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| Relaxi-Ass |
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| Tight-Ass |
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| In our house, we call this a "Hungry Butt", 'cuz it's trying to eat pants! |
Okay, I see the difference, as well as feel the difference. I also see that I wear the least flattering jeans on the planet. OMG! OMG! Time to go shopping. I guess my Men's Levi 501s that I've worn for 20 years need to hit the road! Gee, I never see myself from the rear, so how would I know???
I hope you have sweet dreams tonight, kids.
Dani
Friday, September 28, 2012
Day 136- The Whole-Body Jenga Game
Ever play Jenga?
You move, pull and release blocks that are stacked together, or aligned, and as you do, the stack becomes more and more unbalanced, with certain areas bearing loads that they really shouldn't be bearing, until the whole thing collapses in a worthless heap on the ground.
Do you enjoy my not-very-sly, daily attempts at giving you metaphors to understand why proper alignment is an essential key to warding off pain, disease and general unhappiness?
It's one of my gifts.
And now, I'm obsessed with my gluteus maximus. And gluteus medius. And piriformis. Oh, and my gluteus minimus. I'm already hard at work, cooking up metaphors that will make you take pause in your busy day and think, "Hmm, that Dani is some sort of genius...I never even would have thought about my ass as a slingshot, but boy, she sure has made THAT happen!"
Not everyone has their butt muscles in a continuous state of flex, butt I do.
Once I realized it, that day in the tub when I tuned in and just felt my body and its connections, it has become my current focus. In my studies with the Restorative Exercise Institute, I've learned more than a person might think they would want to know about how our bodies actually work, but it's information that every BODY should know. It's been like getting the owner's manual to my machine, and learning how to work it very, very well.
I have spent the last 48 hours tuned in to my rear and the effect it has ON MY ENTIRE BODY when those muscles tighten (their normal, but unwell state right now) and when I consciously let them go. Pelvis slides in to neutral, ribs drop, breath eases, funny popping noise happens in sacral area that then makes my head feel clearer and the skin on my scalp relax (I kid you not).
I've not achieved constant, healthy alignment, but during those moments I do, I understand how we can feel, and I will tell you, brothers and sisters:
You can feel really, really good. Just pay attention, and if you need some schooling on the miraculous and practical lever system that is your body, shoot me a line or ring me, and I'll help you start leafing through that owner's manual.
To think this entire blog post came from my ass...
Luv,
Dani
You move, pull and release blocks that are stacked together, or aligned, and as you do, the stack becomes more and more unbalanced, with certain areas bearing loads that they really shouldn't be bearing, until the whole thing collapses in a worthless heap on the ground.
Do you enjoy my not-very-sly, daily attempts at giving you metaphors to understand why proper alignment is an essential key to warding off pain, disease and general unhappiness?
It's one of my gifts.
And now, I'm obsessed with my gluteus maximus. And gluteus medius. And piriformis. Oh, and my gluteus minimus. I'm already hard at work, cooking up metaphors that will make you take pause in your busy day and think, "Hmm, that Dani is some sort of genius...I never even would have thought about my ass as a slingshot, but boy, she sure has made THAT happen!"
Not everyone has their butt muscles in a continuous state of flex, butt I do.
Once I realized it, that day in the tub when I tuned in and just felt my body and its connections, it has become my current focus. In my studies with the Restorative Exercise Institute, I've learned more than a person might think they would want to know about how our bodies actually work, but it's information that every BODY should know. It's been like getting the owner's manual to my machine, and learning how to work it very, very well.
I have spent the last 48 hours tuned in to my rear and the effect it has ON MY ENTIRE BODY when those muscles tighten (their normal, but unwell state right now) and when I consciously let them go. Pelvis slides in to neutral, ribs drop, breath eases, funny popping noise happens in sacral area that then makes my head feel clearer and the skin on my scalp relax (I kid you not).
 |
| I already look better, huh? |
I've not achieved constant, healthy alignment, but during those moments I do, I understand how we can feel, and I will tell you, brothers and sisters:
You can feel really, really good. Just pay attention, and if you need some schooling on the miraculous and practical lever system that is your body, shoot me a line or ring me, and I'll help you start leafing through that owner's manual.
To think this entire blog post came from my ass...
Luv,
Dani
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