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Back stiffness after stretching Ok most of the time i stretch three time A day, but after i stretch each time my back gets stiff and i cant do a back bend. Am i doing some… Started by Aaliyah Shields	5	Dec 12 Reply by Aaliyah Shields
Upper back stretches? Hello all! I was wondering if anyone knew of some good upper back stretches... My lower back is loose and pretty flexible... but I'm having… Started by kaylaxkat	4	Dec 8 Reply by kaylaxkat
How am I to breathe in a backbend? I have reached the point that I can go no further, because I do not know where to focus my breathing. When I am singing, I need to breathe… Started by Ian	9	Dec 7 Reply by Lance
Headaches from doing a backbend Is their any tip on how to make this stop, or am i doing something wrong Started by Aaliyah Shields	2	Dec 1 Reply by Aaliyah Shields
Turn Out One of my legs has noticeably less turnout than the other, so i'm just wanting to learn about peoples various exercises to improve turn out… Started by MiM	1	Dec 1 Reply by Jenji Dea
How to gain more backward curve in the upper-spine/neck to progress toward chest-rests? Fellow Contortionists, I don't know if having practiced this art for only the past 3.5 years since age 16 means I'm still only a beginner,… Started by Kahurangi Bronsson-George	4	Nov 18 Reply by Kahurangi Bronsson-George
Higher développé okay,.. this question is only meant for people who do ballet..or teach it I;ve already learned ballet the wrong way once.. I don't need tip… Started by Roel Leenheers	3	Nov 16 Reply by Andrew McQueen
long time fresh start and trainer wanted its been almost a year scince ive been contorting and i feel i should have a new start and i would like to gain all 5 of these poses w… Started by John Hood	0	Nov 5
Headache after knot Last night I was in the knot. I felt very relaxed and comfortable. I did not feel any strain, so I as not pushing to hard. But when I came… Started by Ian	3	Oct 27 Reply by Ian
aching wrists? pain?? I'v noticed that whenever i do backbends (moreso on hard ground) my wrists ache and i feel some pain. Im not sure why this is, but its been… Started by Kiya	6	Oct 7 Reply by Rowan