Flextasy,
Yoga and other forms of Exercise
Flextasy
can be used as a stand alone exercise program. But if you
are going to pursue other forms of exercise, Flextasy should
be considered a prerequisite to all forms of exercise.
This means that before undertaking any rigorous workout routine
(this includes yoga), you need a bottom-line level of flexibility
and body awareness which Flextasy provides. This routine allows
for continued improvement in any activity by keeping you loose
and insures against commonly occurring injuries.
The above stated should be obvious. Anyone who has participated
in any type of strenuous workout knows the pain often related
to the exercise itself and also the following tightening up
or stiffening of the body soon afterward. This is because
exercisese made up of repetitive movements tend to bulk and
shorten muscles.
This means that the joints and diaphragm / pelvic hinges these
muscles cross like rubber bands, will begin to distort. This
action causes acute and chronic pain, possibly temporarily
relieved by the workout but unless specifically and rightly
addressed, ends in injury to the joints, the soft tissue (including
muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia) or both.
As muscles shorten, compensations begin occurring throughout
the structural body (skeleton) resulting in loss of mobility
and flexibility and destroying any chance the body has of
moving in a geometrically precise, fluid manner. This loss
of mobility snowballs, again ending in injury (or too much
discomfort to continue exercising) if the shortening exercises
(running, cycling, etc.) are kept up.
As for yoga, generally speaking,
one fault lies in its ignorance of, or neglect in, addressing
the diaphragm hinge and the pelvic hinge and the ways in which
they were meant to interact with each other. This results
in a hyper-erect body capable of contorting itself into many
postures but in movement non-fluid and stiff looking due to
the immobility of the two above-mentioned hinges which leads
to all manner of back, neck, and shoulder problems.
Too many yoga practitioners are stuck in what resembles the
classic military posture. Also, most forms of yoga tend to
be extremely linear in nature, utilizing joints in rather
limited ranges of motions and overstretching some soft tissue
(the tendons and ligaments across the joints) while ignoring
rest. Joints need circular movements for optimal health.
Chinese Energetic Medicine confirms this by teaching that
physical strength can be increased by circular movement energy.
Linear, back and forth movements decrease your strength.
Beginners with inflexible bodies are at special risk of injury
because, in my opinion, yoga is an advanced method of physical
therapy and should be participated in only by individuals
having achieved a certain level of flexibility and possessing
at least a fundamental understanding of body mechanics; and
this is where Flextasy comes in.
It's said that yoga asanas, or postures, exercise every muscle,
nerve, and gland in the body. Practiced properly, Flextasy!®
does all that, and aligns the skeleton, lengthens and organizes
the musculature, decompresses the joints, flushes out and
fluffs up the cartilage in and around the joints, and opens
up blocked pathways for fluid and energy flows throughout
the body. It calms the breath, mind, and body, synchronizes
all aspects of our being and allows healing on every level
to take place effortlessly.
Now, once more
just so I'm not misunderstood, I'm not against yoga. Yoga
to me is an advanced form of movement, and if you can't
perform the Flextasy!® routine (which is the foundation
of all movement) properly, then you have no business trying
to do yoga, if you don't want to risk hurting yourself or
become discouraged. If, after having mastered the Flextasy!®
routine and you have an excess of time on your hands to devote
to your flexibility, then by all means find a yoga modality
and go to it. I developed Flextasy!® for everyone who
has a skeleton, and especially for those who want a simple,
easy to learn, comprehensive flexibility routine, effective
and not too time consuming.
While
Flextasy does not completely eliminate the need for bodywork,
it does give the practitioner the concepts and abilities to
dramatically and efficiently transform and reorganize their
own body. In time, most if not all, chronic pain can be diminished
and eliminated by the practice of the Flextasy movements.
The Fascial Web can be altered drastically and to such an
extent that many visits to therapists and doctors of all kinds,
as well as many medications and drugs, can be avoided.
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