18 March 2005
Bend it like Beckham? Yeah, right.
I cannot bend my left knee without great amounts of pain, so I gimped through my Bikram yoga class as best I could the other day, making modifications whenever possible.
If you look at the 26 postures that make up the Bikram practice, you'll see most of them require a bended knee or two.
The standing postures that depict a straight leg? Don't be fooled. One needs a bended knee to get into them.
I can do postures 1 and 2, and then 15-18, but the rest of the time I'm contemplating the ceiling and enjoying the 105F temps.
Who knew the knee was so integral?
Posted at 8:37 pm
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This blog's purpose is part travel journal, part photo blog and part travel guide to St. Kitts and the Lesser Antilles. Please let me know if there's something about the island that you'd like to learn more about, and I will write about it here!
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GETTING HERE
The only major US airline that flies to St. Kitts is American Airlines. If you can't get one of those flights, just book a ticket to Puerto Rico, Antigua, or St. Maarten. There are two island airlines that I know of: Caribbean Sun Airlines and Liat. Both fly from all of those islands to St. Kitts. If you're coming from Europe, your best bet is to catch the daily Paris-St. Maarten flight on Air France, and then hop over to the island on a CSA or Liat flight.
If you'd rather float by boat, check out the Link Ferries, which specialize in island hopping.
ISLAND LINKS
I'm compiling a list of links for travellers to the island:
- Doctor Y/Doc Tory This is a link to a site put together by some friends who have lived on the island for several years. They have terrific pictures!
- Discover St. Kitts Nevis Beaches This is a link I found earlier in the year that gave me some information on what to do/where to go on the island. It's not the greatest, but the web presence here isn't terrific, either, so it does what it can. I also subscribed to their newsletter, but I didn't learn anything not already on the site. The site has some nice pictures, though.
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2 Comments:
well, you don't really need a bended knee. It's all a matter of practice I guess. I rather have problems with postures 17 and 18, which usually results in a cramp on different back muscles :(
Actually, #3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,19,20,21,22,23,24,25, and 26 cannot be done without bended knee. These are postures that require knees bending. (even if it doesn't show in the picture, the set up requires bending knees).
#8 and #10 require bended knee unless the practioner is extremely flexible. Most people bend knees in both postures in order to get benefits.
-Maureen
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