So my body after a year of contorting at least 3 times a week, feels like finally has started to accept the new way of being, and nags way less about it. There have been months where I personally doubted why I was putting myself thru all that strenuos training. It was painful and scary, but so rewarding that quickly I could’t help it but keep going. There are not many things that fascinated me like the human body, and pushing its limits. I really feel like the bumble bee, I probably shouldn’t have done contortion given my age, little flexibility background, height etc, but there wasn’t a real reason for me to not believing in myself, so…

Now the biggest changes I started to experience so far, are:

Lot of cracking. My back cracks every day, even just standing up or slightly twisting. I love to crack my back to release tension. Cracking per se it’s not bad, it means your joints are more flexible and the little gas molecules  inside, with a pressure change, make a pop sound.

I’m more sensible to cold, sitting, walking or standing for long time. Those are the most common reason for my back to get stiff.

I never felt more free in my life. I have the greatest freedom of movement and a deep sense of relaxation after I stretch. I cant imagine how constricted must feel the regular population lol!

I developed a fine tuning between mind and body, a profound connection and communication. The fear is what keeps mind and body apart. If you don’t take down your fears, you can’t fully see what’s your body potential. You need a mind free of fear to guide a body into defying logic and common sense, because contortion is none of them aha!

I’m less hungry (don’t know why, probably I started eating less, it’s awful to be full and stretch!)

I sleep in weird positions.

I sit even in more weird positions, every time I have a chance to be on the floor I go not thinking twice.

My mood often is related to how my body feels. If I’m stiff, I can get very pissed 😛

And lastly, I get way less sore than in the beginning, Yay!