Bendy Body Comorbidities & Fist Pumps

Yoga for Bendy People: Post #4

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This is the fourth post for our book club featuring Yoga for Bendy People by Libby Hinsley.

Be sure to register for our conversation with Libby on June 29th. The topic is: How to Design an Asana Practice for Bendy People. Scroll to the bottom of this post for the reg link. If you’re not a paid member and you’d like to join us, consider upgrading your membership.

(To read previous posts, click on Yogaland Book Club in the navbar above.)

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Chapter 4: Common Bendy Body Complaints

In this chapter Libby explains the common conditions that like to ride shotgun with hypermobility. As a (self-diagnosed) person with hypermobility that is now well-managed, this chapter helped me understand many of the struggles I’ve had in the past. As a mother to someone who I suspect is hypermobile, it was hard not to feel triggered with fear that all of these conditions will come crashing down on her someday.

I share this because you, too, might feel both validation and anxiety while reading. But Libby reminds us that 1) not all bendy people will have these challenges and 2) the aim of of the chapter is to broaden our awareness so that we can respond to ourselves and our bendy students with more skill and empathy.

Here’s the compiled list of common bendy body complaints that Libby shares: