a brief conversation with a passing osteopath reminded me that osteos, or this particular one, noted that pain in the lower back, which is linked to hypermobility in the lower back and also weakness, may be linked to stiffness in the upper back.
now this may be kind of ultra obvious to all of you but it was worth hearing, again, for me.
i map this awareness on to the differences between a low cobra (where really just the shoulders are involved in the posture) and a upwards facing dog (which is, according to another osteopath friend of mine, more or less acheiveing 'compaction of the lumbar vertebra').
I am sure there are ways of practicing upwards facing dog without compacting lumbar vertebra. There may even be a case for compression and compaction of lumbar vertebra - and please someone get in touch to help me with that understanding - but....this particular awareness takes me (as a teacher) to a place where I would rather teach my students the lower cobra (and also practice this posture myself) than upwards facing dog.
and if i want to squeeze and release the lumbar vertebra to feed the discs, then there are cat stretches.
over and out.
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