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interested in increasing active range of motion Unlike passive static stretching you want to
perform stretches that accept load throughout the entire range The stretching aspect of
antirigidity will increase the joints mobility and restore proper length to the muscles involved
The contraction aspect will increase the stability of the joint and increase the strength of the
muscles Overall antirigidity should be thought of as a combination of stretching and
contracting in which you explore the boundaries of tension while applying lowgrade but
continuous tensile loads Yoga done with active loading can accomplish antirigidity as well
Employing Antirigidity During Yoga
Antirigidity methods are implicit in yoga but there are ways to make them more explicit
When take a yoga class assume the poses as directed and then perform antirigidity while
inside the pose For instance most yoga instructors tell you to keep your neck straight and still
while in downward dog because they dont want distressed breathers to hurt their necks
But you and can safely assume downward dog and use the unique loading properties of the
pose to find and strengthen frail joints From downward dog it is possible to leverage your way
into countless stiff neck positions that are treatable through antirigidity Yoga teachers refer to
achy dormant muscle as sticky while practitioners often describe stretches that rouse
dormant muscle as delicious Use yoga to help you probe for and discover delectable
contractions
In many types of hatha yoga there is a risk of overstretching certain muscle groups during
a pose Many yoga instructors and practitioners abuse their bodies by pushing too hard in an
attempt to achieve an ideal form The best way to improve form is not to force the body into
a static stretch but rather to use the pose to gradually rehab the dormant muscle that is
keeping you from executing the pose ideally Ease yourself into the postures and vary your
weight while in them so they are not static and isolated To do this you want to lean in
different directions play with the articulations shift your weight and alter the poses geometry
to achieve various wellrounded contractions Remembering to use the five tenets of optimal
posture from the last chapter during yoga will enhance postural strengthening
recommend that anyone interested in yoga start with basic lyengar or restorative yoga
to develop proper form and an appropriate emotional relationship with their body After a few
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of these lessons encourage trying as many types of yoga as possible until you find one that
you truly enjoy You can take classes in a studio or at home using a free internet video Yoga has
shown numerous clinical benefits such as improving emotional regulation and reducing
physiological arousal It has even been shown to assist significantly in the treatment of post
traumatic stress disorder believe every person should perform yoga with antirigidity on a
weekly if not daily basis
The following sketches should help you if you want to practice at home strongly
recommend moving through the classic yoga poses here as often as possible Choose at least
each night and spend one to two minutes in each while engaging in paced breathing
Another great option is to put something educational on television then sit a phone or a tablet
down next to the TV using it on silent to stream an online yoga class do this for twenty
minutes every night and learn something while stretch An added benefit of performing
antirigidity and yoga before bed is that it will help you sleep like a baby due to the copious
endorphins released
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Health Benefits of Yoga
e Makes muscles ligaments and tendons more elastic and resilient
e Stimulates stem cells creating collagen
e Improves fitness flexibility and strength
e Reduces pain and improves mobility better than other forms of low impact exercise
e Can reduce blood pressure and risk factors for cardiovascular disease
e Seems to improve symptoms related to depression PTSD and anxiety
Conclusion
When was went to a nearby court to play basketball The moves and skills that
developed in my late teens had disintegrated felt incredibly clumsy and feeble on the court
wanted to know why Because had not played basketball in years assumed that had lost
the memories and neural connections responsible for my skills was researching the
neuroscience of Alzheimers at the time and that influenced me to assume that because
hadnt used those brain pathways may have lost them
However at age went out to play basketball again only to discover that the skills and
coordination of my teenage years were back My poor performance years prior had nothing
to do with losing brain circuits and everything to do with frailty Now instead of feeling like a
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dry twig running down the court feel like a velociraptor My body supports me fully in any
position put it in It is the same with dancing People dont stop dancing in old age because
they forget how They stop because their joints are immobile and their unnecessarily feeble
bodies hurt Antirigidity is like an analgesic but a permanent one As many yogis insist You
are only as old as your spine Another way to put this is You are only as old as your spine is
frail and painful
Antirigidity Exercise Search Your Body for Rigidity
Use the illustrations of poses above along with the Antirigidity Protocol to guide you ina
fiveminute search for frailty in your body Once you find the muscular patterns that cause
joint cracking and create a feeling of achiness spend time within them using firm sustained
contractions Practice paced breathing during this session
In my s if got less than four hours of sleep my back would hurt all day However a
couple of years of antirigidity has made it so that even if miss an entire night of sleep feel
no joint discomfort because my spine still supports me can stand up straight for long periods
while everyone else succumbs to slouching can sit crosslegged on the floor for hours while
others languish on the couch The postural reinforcements that antirigidity created sometimes
make me feel like am in some kind of supportive harness or mechanical exosuit Antirigidity
makes it effortless to hold your body assertively proudly and energetically
The strength gains from antirigidity come with muscle mass gains They dont make you