In article <g5gudq$n2h$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Stef wrote:
> In article <slrng7nh96.r3m.menolly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Menolly <menolly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>In article <xLNdk.114$AB3.611@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Rob Wynne wrote:
>>>
>>> Now I want one. Sadly, most of the ones I see in a *very* hasty
Google
>>> search have weight limits of 300lbs, which I'm not going fit under
anytime
>>> soonish. More research is obviously required.
>>
>>Learn yoga. Invert with less specialized equipment. :)
>
> I guess this means you know 300+ pound people who safely do inverted
> stances in yoga. If they have published any instructional materials I'd
> love to see them.
I don't have any citations handy -- my books are at home, and the
web is not a great source for yoga info beyond the basics, in my
experience -- but the only contraindications I know of for inversion
are menstruation, pregnancy, a few other medical condition, and some
neck/shoulder injuries. I do not see any reason size alone would be a
barrier to at least sup****ted inversions, like chair shoulderstand[1],
and, with practice, inversions in the middle of the room should be
accessible eventually,
I wouldn't recommend anyone, of any size, start off with inversions,
without some background in yoga, and I find there's no substitute
for a good teacher; a DVD cannot help _you_ work where _you_ are.
I don't make a habit of asking my fellow practitioners their weights,
but I did check with one friend, who has successfully done chair
shoulderstand at around 295 lbs.
[1] Any chair sturdy enough to sup****t one head-up will also sup****t
one head-down; while the studios I'm familiar with use folding chairs
because they're easier to store, I've done chair shouldstand in a
variety of chairs.
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in your name?" And then will I declare to them, "I never knew you;
depart from me you evildoers." -- Matt 7:20-23, RSV
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