Petra Yoga

Today was the first day of the training and we learnt about the connective tissue in the body, fascia, which enwraps all the interior structures such as bones, muscles and organs. This tissue forms membranes, which are interconnected via a great network and provide a connection between all the parts of the body. In other words, an injury in the feet may directly affect your neck. Therefore, we must address the body as a whole to deal with a particular problem. A healthy fascia should be highly adaptable and constantly in the state of flux as it alternatively stiffens and hinders the connection and communication through the body. Tias calls fascia ‘The internet of the body’ because it ‘comprises a web that connects various parts of the body’.

In the second part of the day, our focus was on feet and how we can improve the asana practice by working with more focus on the feet. In standing postures, feet are the foundation; therefore, the most important part of the pose. If the feet are not working properly in a standing posture, that misalignment will propagate thorough the knees, hips and beyond.

With the arrival of warm weather our bodies perspire more than in winter.  For many people the idea of sweaty armpits is very unappealing.  The quick solution to that issue is a trip to the chemist and purchase of an anti-perspirant deodorant.  Well, before you do that, please consider this:

Sweating is one of the ways of detoxification.  By sweating we get rid of many toxins which would otherwise stay trapped in the body.  If you apply an anti-perspirant deodorant, you stop the sweat from exiting the body from the underarms where a lot of lymph nodes are situated.  Also, all the anti-perspirant deodorants contain aluminium which has been linked to the diseases such as breast cancer and Alzheimer disease.

So, please throw away all the anti-perspirant deodorants and all the ones containing aluminium and replace them preferably with crystal deodorants which will not prevent you from sweating but will prevent you from smelling.