Rachel Osborne
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Let’s use this thread. Post pics on here. Sorry, sorry, I will do mine later, I have literally not stopped since 5.30am and the only sitting down done has been driving. When my kid is in bed and my husband fed I should get 5 minutes to do yoga and post. Well done everyone starting today! Namaste and let’s roll!
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I have only recently got friendly with Scorpio, I love it now. Prefer the look of the long leg huge open shape, or closed Scorpio (holding the foot) but it’s less secure. For fast leg switches I have to use short hook.
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For cup grip shoulder mount, it helps me to imagine I am yanking the pole out of the floor and throwing it across the room like a javelin; this engages deep core and back and chest muscles as well as the biceps and shoulders. And use breath: exhale as you pull hard on the pole, drawing knees to shoulders like a backwards roll
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OMG did pencil https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/553ef1ce-b990-432c-a910-0cc10a9aa0eb
This was really emotional because having my hands ‘tied’ behind my back is a huge no-no trigger for me (long story which I won’t go into) and also looking at floor and then falling onto neck/head is massive fear (after a bad fall years ago I quit pole for almost a decade).
The first time I tried tonight, my husband stood in the room near the pole, but then he had to go to work – I really wanted to try again, because I looked at the film and it wasn’t right – but I was on my own in the house (apart from sleeping 4 year old). I still can’t believe I did it. I cried when I saw the VT, then did a victory CAR. Thank you for helping me break through my fears.
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Yes I was going to post vid on IG as usual but is like to have a thread here cos you are my pole fam and the only people who have ever seen me pole dance. I mean dance, not 15 sec clips or class practice. I’ve danced my heart out in an empty room for you guys and I would like to share my yoga with you too and for us all to do yoga together.
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I do multiple challenges, have done it for several months – and it’s very hard! One month I had 3 different yoga poses challenges and 3 different pole tricks every day. Plus poling practice and classes….this month I’m only doing one daily pole and one daily yoga challenge, (plus pole, plus yoga classes, plus rehearsals for a showcase solo)
I am now over trained, injured and exhausted. But I am 44, and on my feet all day… You might be ok. Just take rest days seriously. Book in at least one TOTAL rest day a week and always warm up/down and listen to your body. Don’t push it for the sake of a challenge. If rest days don’t line up, rejig the challenges so they do, or extend the time so take 6 weeks not 4 weeks to work through them? Good luck !
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Cool! Do you want to keep this as an Instagram thing, or have a thread here with daily yoga pics as well so people who don’t have Instagram accounts can join in as well? Think that was what happened last time….
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Pretty entry to Cupid https://instagram.com/p/1_L5gAGgok/
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Ignore my tantrum, I feel better after sweating it out in epic slow hot yoga session outside and family swimming.
I just did the gemini climb and posted on IG. Left side sucks, could just about manage 3 with appalling form. Got 6 on one attempt on right with dodgy form and lots of cursing, posted the pretty version with 4 right straightish leg climbs. Feel that I have earned a loooong shower. And wine. And fajitas. Thanks for letting me vent.
Ps: pencil is still not happening with no spotter but pleased to see a CKR can be substituted, thank heavens because pencil/ iguana absolutely terrify me.
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Sorry for whinge and for hijacking thread
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Ok, I have done Gemini climb before. I even practiced it last week. Sadly I didn’t film it. I tried today and everything hurts like hell, even side-holding the pole hurts my skin which feels bruised everywhere and super sensitive.
I have had bronchitis for a week , my period is due, I’ve had no rest at all and yesterday I had to perform 4 minute solo at showcase rehearsal plus a series of advanced spin combos when I really wasn’t well enough. So no SV challenge entry for me and I think I am going to quit the challenge, and the yoga challenge I’ve been doing this month as of today; I need to conserve what energy I’ve got to practice for the showcase because my solo sucked yesterday – just hadn’t been able to practice enough as been too unwell.
I did yoga on the porch for an hour instead. It helped, but I still feel exhausted, weepy, achy and really worried about the solo.
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Gemini climb and booty scoot I can do but pencil, flag invert and iron X no way 😬. I don’t even want to try pencil, I am so frightened of it.
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Got knee hold! https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/553bdb48-d160-4bb3-90b5-36e60a9aa0eb
Tried it six months ago in class and couldn’t do it, tried today with V lesson and got it so am pleased about that 🙂 thanks Veena
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PamHolderman, are you hypermobile? Can you bend your thumbs back to touch your forearm with no pain, can you easily bend from waist with straight legs and put palms flat on floor, do your elbows or knees overextend and start to bend back on themselves, do you bruise easily and have super soft skin?
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Here’s my Cupid/advanced star https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/5537178c-5d0c-4a75-be02-0cc60a9aa0eb