My hips, by the way, are quite well found for today. I am planning on alternating between short 10-15 minute sequences and all the work I have to do today. So far, my hips are great.
However! My arms are quite short!! I knew I was a torso-y person, with not too much in the way of outer limbs. But I did NOT realize until today how much longer my legs are than my arms (relatively). I am doing slower sequences today to help my mind refocus and my body align -- but when I go from any pose where one leg is between my hands, and go back into downward dog, my foot scrapes the mat. I am lifting my leg up to my chest, but then my knee scrapes my chest. I am lifting through my arms and pushing back. No matter what I do my arms feel quite short.
Am I over-extending my body in downward dog? It feels great to me, but I will try varying distances. Maybe my legs can just span more space than my arms. Maybe I need to work on more arm-lengthening poses?
Lengthen, arms!!
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