Sowing the Seeds of Gratitude: May 20, 2016
I woke up this morning and my back was KILLING ME. I couldn’t stand up straight, it REALLY HURT.  First remedy before calling the Chiropractor? Gravity alignment in my aerial yoga hammock.  @circusoul
I hung like a bat (first picture) for a few minutes, breathing DEEPLY and saying ‘release’ on every exhale. Finally, I felt my back POP, and the pain subside. I stayed that way a while longer, still breathing deeply and saying ‘release’ or ‘relax’ on every exhale until I was sure there were no more POPs to be had.
Then I let my legs unhook from the hammock and go backwards, stretching my back into as much of a backbend as it is capable of, basically stretching it the opposite way that it was stuck in when I got out of bed. Â I held that for maybe a minute, sat up, stood up and ... WA-LA .. pain is gone. I could actually stand up straight.Â
I am SO GRATEFUL for this aerial yoga hammock, @circusoul .  Even though it’s in my garage here, not the most beautiful surroundings for it, it WORKS. And that just saved me a trip to the chiropractor (or maybe a FEW trips) and gave me immediate relief from my chronic pain (injured it when I was about 9-10 years old and have had back problems ever since. There is one spot with basically no disc material left between the bones, so if they shift, it’s a problem.).
I am also grateful to Tabby, (AKA: @fromsmallvilletosuperman - now deleted), for showing me that big people can use these hammocks, that they are safe and fun and effective!  I will forever be grateful to him for opening my eyes to this!  I can’t begin to express how much this has changed my life!Â
