Happy birthday David!

wendy · 12-15-2008, 08:15 PM

Happy birthday David!

Acrobats for you (there's boys at the end) -
http://www.glumbert.com/media/acrobatic

love to you.

Alix · 12-15-2008, 09:04 PM

Well Happy Birthday! Hope you had a wonderful day and got all you wished for.

Nichole · 12-16-2008, 05:21 AM

David, best wishes for a happy day and blessed upcoming year!

Mirjana · 12-16-2008, 05:42 AM

Nicely celebrating your day? All best to you David & happy birthday

!

xela · 12-16-2008, 09:23 AM

Wishing you a very happy birthday, David!

sanchin · 12-16-2008, 11:39 AM

happy birthday from a fellow Sagittarian

Sean

Pandara · 12-16-2008, 11:46 AM

Hi David,

Just returned from a retreat in the bush, so from me who has Moon in Sagittarius, much blessings and wishes.

**David** · 12-16-2008, 04:04 PM

Thank you all, you're so very sweet

*hugs*

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mirjana

Nicely celebrating your day?

I had so much fun! My partner and her mom took me out to a wonderful breakfast, then my acro yoga friends and I jammed for awhile. A couple pics:

Looks quite impressive huh?

Well, we cheated. I had popped him into "front bird" but popped him so high that his feet touched the ceiling. We realized that we could hold a hand in hand handstand that way

After acro we all went out to sushi and then came back to my partner's apartment for delicious birthday pie. We closed the evening out with MORE acro yoga.

Life is good

Mirjana · 12-16-2008, 05:25 PM

Good that you told about the ceiling trick, my eyes were two times bigger already

Sounds like you had a fantastic day!

tommyd · 12-17-2008, 01:48 PM

friggin sweet poses ~ happy birthday a couple days late.
sounds like u had a great day.
hopefully a great yr til' next.

xela · 12-17-2008, 02:30 PM

That is ridiculously cool. I'm only comfortable with the therapeutic thai massage style acro right now. I tried to go to the crazy acrobatics one we have on Wednesday nights and I was so scared I just spotted the whole time!

**David** · 12-17-2008, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xela

That is ridiculously cool. I'm only comfortable with the therapeutic thai massage style acro right now. I tried to go to the crazy acrobatics one we have on Wednesday nights and I was so scared I just spotted the whole time!

What I tell my students is to test their psychological boundaries but not their physical boundaries. What I mean by that is if they are uncomfortable doing something because they don't feel that their body is ready for it, then don't test that limit. But if they are simply experiencing fear because it's scary to do, then test that limit. What I'd recommend is finding the best base and spotter at the jam session, voicing your fear, and have them take you through a series where you start slow and work your way into more difficult poses.

It's AMAZING to see how much people transform as they test those limits. It's incredibly empowering and healing.

xela · 12-17-2008, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

What I tell my students is to test their psychological boundaries but not their physical boundaries. What I mean by that is if they are uncomfortable doing something because they don't feel that their body is ready for it, then don't test that limit. But if they are simply experiencing fear because it's scary to do, then test that limit. What I'd recommend is finding the best base and spotter at the jam session, voicing your fear, and have them take you through a series where you start slow and work your way into more difficult poses.

It's AMAZING to see how much people transform as they test those limits. It's incredibly empowering and healing.

Yeah, there are only two women in the class who I would let fly me and put into weird poses. haha It's definitely a trust thing for me.

**David** · 12-17-2008, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xela

Yeah, there are only two women in the class who I would let fly me and put into weird poses. haha It's definitely a trust thing for me.

It's a trust thing for a LOT of people.

It's beautiful to see how fast the trust builds.

Are you not comfortable having men fly you?

xela · 12-17-2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

It's a trust thing for a LOT of people.

It's beautiful to see how fast the trust builds.

Are you not comfortable having men fly you?

I'd be comfortable if it were a man I trusted, but most of the time it ends up being women paired up together because of height and size and the guys get paired up, so I never really have the opportunity.

dinesh junoon · 12-28-2008, 11:49 AM

happy birthday.....

12-15-2008, 09:04 PM	#2
Alix Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 695	Well Happy Birthday! Hope you had a wonderful day and got all you wished for. __________________ You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. Robin Williams

12-16-2008, 05:42 AM	#4
Mirjana cátuhshata Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 415	Nicely celebrating your day? All best to you David & happy birthday!

12-16-2008, 09:23 AM	#5
xela cátuhshata Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 439	Wishing you a very happy birthday, David! __________________ "Pit bulls are famous, in circles of knowledgeable dog people, for the love and loyalty they bestow on anyone who shows them a smidgen of kindness." -- Linda Wilson-Fuoco, journalist

12-16-2008, 11:39 AM	#6
sanchin Three Battles Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: West Florida Posts: 20	happy birthday from a fellow Sagittarian Sean __________________ Sanchin, meaning three battles, is sometimes interpreted as the battle to unify the mind, body, and spirit

12-16-2008, 11:46 AM	#7
Pandara sahásra Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 1,183	Hi David, Just returned from a retreat in the bush, so from me who has Moon in Sagittarius, much blessings and wishes. __________________ Blessings & Om's Pandara _____________________________________________ http://www.oneyogalife.wordpress.com Live everyday as if it is a miracle - Einstein

12-15-2008, 08:15 PM	#1
wendy shatá Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 105	Happy birthday David! Acrobats for you (there's boys at the end) - http://www.glumbert.com/media/acrobatic love to you.

12-16-2008, 05:21 AM	#3
Nichole rockin' in the free world Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boulder, CO, USA Posts: 1,442	David, best wishes for a happy day and blessed upcoming year!

12-16-2008, 05:25 PM	#9
Mirjana cátuhshata Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 415	Good that you told about the ceiling trick, my eyes were two times bigger already Sounds like you had a fantastic day!

12-17-2008, 01:48 PM	#10
tommyd trimshát Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 34	friggin sweet poses ~ happy birthday a couple days late. sounds like u had a great day. hopefully a great yr til' next. __________________ myspace.com/ohpacemeteries * i can explain the name ~ later * let me know ur from the forum. peace and blessings.

12-17-2008, 02:30 PM	#11
xela cátuhshata Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 439	That is ridiculously cool. I'm only comfortable with the therapeutic thai massage style acro right now. I tried to go to the crazy acrobatics one we have on Wednesday nights and I was so scared I just spotted the whole time! __________________ "Pit bulls are famous, in circles of knowledgeable dog people, for the love and loyalty they bestow on anyone who shows them a smidgen of kindness." -- Linda Wilson-Fuoco, journalist

12-28-2008, 11:49 AM	#16
dinesh junoon sás Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: jaipur Posts: 6	happy birthday.....

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