

our practice. This way, we get more and more
sensitive.
Another example concerns the Lying down
Twists. If you listen to instructions for Lying
down Twists, they’d usually say this, «Lie
down. Spread your arms to the sides. Bend
your knees to 90 degrees and bring them to
the left. Move the right knee a bit forward to
keep it in one line with the left knee.
Otherwise, there isn’t enough stretch in your
lower back area. Now turn your head to the
right…’.
Again, Spinal Twist should be performed in a
manner that serves your current needs. Let’s
try and make some adjustments:
(a) Sometimes you feel the tension in the
upper regions of your spine, so you may want
to bring your knees more down;
(b) Sometimes you may have pain in the
sacrum area; then you can bring your knees
closer to the chest;
(c) Sometimes the Spinal Twist doesn’t work
unless you cross your legs or