--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 10/18/05 10:05 AM, authfriend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Ballet dancers can touch down in such a way that it > > looks like they weigh almost nothing, but they do it > > with their legs extended so they act as shock absorbers. > > In full lotus, there isn't much to work with in that > > respect. > > Yes there is. You kind of land on your knees then bring your butt down. And > even if you land butt-first, it doesn't matter much, given the heights > involved. >
Hmmm... I'd say that you're wrong. Landing wrong could screw up your back horribly, even on foam from a fall of one foot if you just casually flopped to the floor butt-first. Whatever the involvement of muscles, the yogic fliers appear to spontaneously (usually) land well. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
