This post must be dedicated to my mother. Who always makes fun of me for my toes. You know the strange bony bump next to the base of your big toe? Have you ever noticed that some peoples are larger than others? And that some peoples big toes point at an angle outwards instead of straight forward? Well, meet my feet!
Last week in yoga practice Avi pointed out how my toes are somewhat umm... deformed. And he taught me that this is caused by wearing shoes all the time-- particularly tight fitting shoes. Well, I grew up wearing tight shoes a lot! Tennis shoes, but mostly my horseback riding boots! those guys are SNUG. Maybe that plus a little genetics is the explanation for my hideous toes.
The basis of the ashtanga poses seems to be about putting pressure on the ball of your foot and flexing up through to your quadriceps muscle into your abdomen and core. When doing it properly, you can rebuild a broken down foot arch and strengthen your big toe! While in downward dog position, Avi and Shari taught me how to fan out my toes properly and put the weight in the proper spot on my foot.
Avi showed me his feet now, and explained how they used to look. Yay! He fixed his feet! Maybe I can have normal feet someday too!
So now during yoga I am fanning out my toes. And while I am going about my day I sometimes remember-- and I fan my toes and distribute my weight properly.
Yay for pretty feet!!
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