Rice in the crack

Rice in the crack

7 men who know the value of a good beatdown posted  at Gumby anyway for some of the physical and aural stretching YHC brought.   After suggesting towels and rope, and noticing some rice in the cracks of the concrete next to my mat, we got things going.  Here’s the official version of what went down:

On your 6 (Hero Pose) and focus on breathing to open with the Devo:  Five Things Forgiveness Is Not
BY RICK WARREN — JULY 11, 2017
“Love isn’t selfish or quick tempered. It doesn’t keep a record of wrongs that others do” (1 Corinthians 13:5b CEV).

Shift to Tabletop and stretch here with Cat/Cow/sidebends.

Following poses for a few breaths each:

• Plank
• Cobra
• Down Dog
• Forward Fold

Then back through poses until Down Dog and 3-legged Dog – Right side, followed by Low Lunge, and twist.

Repeato Left.

Repeato sequence Right/Left.  Adding Crescent Lunge at the end this time.

Back through Sun Salute to Mountain.  Then on your 6 for Dead Pigeon.

Knees to chest to massage lower back, then rock and roll up to catchers pose for ankle/toe/groin stretching.

Plank to Warrior 1, 2 and Peaceful Warrior on right. Then Side Angle, try to open chest each exhale.

Repeato Left.

Back to 6 and straight leg w/rope to stretch hips: 10 R/L with Right leg.  Repeato Left leg.

Savasana/end.

Announcements:

Next week, if Playoffs is still AWOL, we’ll have round-robin of stretching: each Pax leading his favorite (or most hated) stretch.  YHC will bring the Devo.

Mark your calendars for next anti-Gumby: Kinetic Field Trip, Friday August 11.  Join Slack “Kinetic-Trips” channel for details.

Moleskin:

Kudos to Lois (fellow J-schooler) for the catchy title.  The scouts must have been doing some merit badge that involved rice, because there was a lot of it in the expansion cracks of the concrete floor.  I noticed it and blurted out, “There’s rice in the crack.”  (some things are better left unspoken)

Kudos also to Fireman Ed, for not only sporting the long sleeves but also inspiring me to run through the low lunge w/twist a second time.  I needed it.  Hope y’all felt the same.

Apologies to the Pax for my brain fart when I started the music.  I said “Rick Warren” when I meant “Warren Haynes.”  I corrected it later, but I think the confusion had already set up like concrete.  Anyway, for the record: Ravi Shankar is to the sitar what Warren Haynes is to the guitar.

Thanks for the privilege of leading, gents.

Swiss Miss