Beyond Our Own Limits

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Permalink Reply by Care on January 28, 2010 at 10:02pm

I read a quote today. It was sent to me by email. "You are more than your mind, how much more will depend on the boundaries you have placed upon yourself" - Author Unknown

I also had a really great yoga workshop tonite. One of the themes was Going Beyond Our Own Limitations.

We did a few poses.

Here is one of them.

Remember - You are not doing this for anyone but yourself.
Sit on the ground with both feet facing forward and bring your feet together.
Shake your legs and shoulders a bit - release tension. Stop.
When you're ready;
Breathe In - Bring your hands out and up.
Exhale - Bend forward. Go as FARRR as your arms will reach! Then Hold it.
This is your "Limit".
Enjoy one breath there. And then...
Breathe In
Exhale - go one milimetre farther.
Breathe In
Exhale - Either stay, or go one milimetre farther.
Breathe In
Exhale - either stay, or go one milimetre farther.
Breathe In
Exhale - either stay, or go one milimetre farther....
On and on for as long as you like.

You will likely learn that you can actually go Way Farther, than you originally thought you could. You can keep surpassing your own limit and making yourself a new 'limit'.

This is just one pose. (I'll add that it's an excellent, important pose which stretches out your bladder meridian channel, and helps keep you young) But imagine what the same idea can do for your life!

Permalink Reply by Care on January 28, 2010 at 10:12pm

The pose above is Super Easy!

(photo credit - freewebs.com)

Breathe In - Arms Up

(photo credit - yoga108.org)

Bend Forward - "AS FAR AS YOU CAN GO" - Wherever that is! Its Ok!

(Photo Credit - sportskool.com)

Breathe In - Exhale - Go a little bit deeper

How far can you go past your limit?

Imagine how someone can get as far as this...

(Image is of Seane Corn)

It takes the Choice - to push one's own limitations and go a little bit farther each time!

Permalink Reply by Sher-Doc! Yidaki on February 23, 2011 at 7:43pm

Well if we place limitations upon ourselves than of course we're going to surpass those limitations because everything is possible, our energy is endless, our powers infinite, our lives limitless.

 

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