Hip, Hip Hurrah
1. The hip thing in yoga
Since the beginning of time, or at least since I first started practicing, yoga teachers have spoken of our hips holding our emotions, the tightness indicating suppressed issues.
Well I seem to have suppressed everything in my left hip because the difference is significant. It remains tighter than my right one, although sometimes it weirdly finds length or certain poses easier. Put me into Sleeping Swan though and I need someone to stand on my back to bring one half of me down to earth.
I don’t find it frustrating any longer. I’m more interested in not only how I’m put together from top to toe and why that causes (along with all my tightly held emotions which you’d never think from my Insta Stories, ahem) the lopsidedness in the old bod.
Both inside and out.
This taking ownership of why and how my body works as it does is kind of fascinating (should have been a Real Doctor!). There are many issues and injuries I see now that were the run-on effect of something else. It makes sense, of course, and being a super quick learner, by jove, I think I’ve got it!
The holistic approach to my own health and wellness started with yoga for me. And I like it. I like that I have squillions more things to learn and that I question my own care nowadays rather than simply accept what I’m told.
Do I think some ugly, old memories are stored up in my left hip, piled on top of one another waiting to be released into the world under a glittery, spiritual awakening or floods of tears (or both)? Not sure, not sure…
All this self-discovery, self-awareness and selfy, selfness though can be quite exhausting. It is possible, even likely, that not everyone around us is the slightest bit interested in our social media worthy journey through life.
I can’t think why.
2. The hippy in me
I’m not wearing crystals in my bra. Yet. Mostly because they’d be floating round in orbit like space rocks if I did.
But I am getting more and more tuned in to how the crystals I wear as jewellery make me feel.
Pretty soon, incense out of every orifice and not using the unicorn emoji ironically.
Just saying. Peace.
3. Hipsters
Do you have to be thin to be a hipster, have long straight hair parted in the middle and walk with a slight stoop? Beards for men, designer vintage for women and espressos only?
Asking for a friend. She drinks decaf so could be a problem.
Have you ever had a ‘breakthrough’ on the mat with the hip stuff?
Do you wear cystals in your bra? I salute you if you do and I presume they’re smoothed over?
Are you a hipster?
Photo by Cory Woodward
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