

knees and bring them to the chest (Wind
Relieving Pose), stretch forward in Child pose,
or do Lying Twists and Plow pose variations. I
talk more about how we modify poses to
release a specific muscular tension in the
‘Rigid Rules’ chapter. But here I want to share
two tips that I keep on coming back to.
One tip I learned from professional basketball
players. Every day they have to run for 5 to 6
hours, and their back gets extremely tired.
They wouldn’t be able to play consistently for
years if they didn’t make proper sleeping
Pic. 56 Wind Relieving pose