chinakahi

Thank you for your replies, Kristin and Gabrielle.

Since my initial post, my back pain has been improved a lot and I don’t get too much stiffness after fixed firm as long as I was very careful in the pose. (I’ll remember your suggestion for the future though :))
Having said that I have some questions I’d like to ask related to my back problems so I’ll go and post on lower back section later on.

Regarding sit-up, I’m a bit confused now. I originally (& somehow without thinking or listening teachers’ instruction carefully) did sit-ups in the very similar way to Gabrielle’s but recently started to pay attention to my dearest teacher’s instruction. Her instruction is flatten your spin (suck the stomach towards floor) and go to L-sit as you inhale, then with double exhale, hands to feet, forehead to knee with straight back. I think I engage core muscle in both ways and usually have no funny feelings on my lower back but I feel doing nothing in L-sit with exhaling way and more challenging in L-sit with inhaling way. Is it safe as long as your back is straight?

I’m sorry this might not suit this thread but I’d like to hear what Gabrielle thinks.

Thank you 🙂
Chihiro