A Pictorial Tour of some Highlights from my new e-Book, The Simple Steps to Let-Go Yoga: Getting Control by Letting Go of Tension, Stress & Habit Patterns, by David Scott Lynn www.letgoyoga.com/simple-steps/

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2. A Pictorial Introduction to the
Simple Steps to Let-GoYoga:
GET CONTROL by LETTING GO
of Tension, Stress & Habit Patterns
with
Better ANSWERS to the
Puzzles of Posture, Pain & Dysfunction
... with a Focus on Prevention
by David Scott Lynn
www.letgoyoga.com
dsl@dslyoga.com
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4. What We’re Trying to Avoid
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5. The Health <==> Fitness Spectrum
The DSL Method of Let-GoYoga is Primarily Focused on Health.
Yet that builds a Healthy Foundation for building Fitness.
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6. The NEXUS ofYoga
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7. Don’t Get Stuck with a Pelvic Tuck
or Sacral Scoop,
or Flattened Lower Back
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8. What Makes a Muscle
Relax & Lengthen
The Actin-Myosin Molecules
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9. The Muscle Ratchet Effect
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10. Actin-Myosin Ratcheting
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11. "Moving Your Mind into Your Musculature,
so the Distinctions between them Dissolve,
is the Essence of Physical/Mental
& Let-Go Yoga"
David Scott Lynn
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12. How Excess Muscle Tension
Causes Joint Compression
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13. Joint Compression in the Knee,
Hip & Lumbar Spine
Notice loss of
lumbar curve &
decreased disc
space between
vertebrae as result
of lumbar flexion
from psoas major
& minor and other
AB muscles
As thigh muscles
crossing front
(GREEN-G) & back
(RED-R) of hip &
knee joints contract,
space in joints must
decrease, compres-
sing joint capsules.
Leading to
DE-generation &
eventual break
down of joints
OR, if green are contract-
ing but red not relaxing
& lengthening at same or
faster rate, then joint
compression will occur
Gravity (BLUE-B) pulls
down on rib cage, spine,
head & sacrum. Acting as
a unit & long, heavy lever,
they pivot at hip joint.
Both forces increase
pressure on hip joints
As Gravity & AB muscles pull spine
& torso downward, to prevent body
from falling forward, hamstrings will
contract to support torso, further
compressing hip joints, even if
thigh muscles are NOT contracting
Contracting of AB
muscles (BLUE-B) (with
intention to pull deeper
into asana) tends to pull
down on rib cage, flat-
tening lumbar curve,
compressing lumbar
vertebrae & discs
Thick Red (R), Green (G) &
Blue (B) Arrows with "MF+G"
representing downward
Muscular Forces plus
Gravity
Patella (Knee Cap)
T – Thigh Bone (Femur)
L – Leg Bone (Tibia & Fibula)
PSOAS MAJOR
(blue dashed line)
MF+G MF+G
MF+G
RED
R
T
L
GREEN
G
BLUE
B
LONG
LEVER
Information & Illustration by David Scott Lynn © 2011
(Letters added to arrows in case of printing this in Black & White)
NORMAL CURVE
LOSS OF CURVE
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14. Using Lines of Energy to Draw the Body
Into Alignment:
Pulling on the Ends, NOT Pushing, on the String
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15. Lines of Energy in a DE-Constructed
Yoga Pose:Triangle
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16. DE-Compression of Joints
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17. How Muscles Compress Joints
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18. A Key Element of Lines of Energy,
in ALL postures,
whenever possible:
LENGTHEN Before You BEND
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19. True Source of Great Posture
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20. No More Sit Ups!!!
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21. ABs of Iron,
Buns of Steel ...
Lead to Backs
of PAIN!!!
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22. We Are Walking Talking
Water Balloons
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23. The Common Illusion of
“Too Much Curve”
in the Lower BAck
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24. Lower Lumbar Disc Compression
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25. The Primary Key here is learn how to create a
DE-Compressive ARC in the Lower Back
WITHOUT producing a Compressive ARCH.
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26. 3 Pairs of Points for
DE-Compressing the Lumbar Region
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27. Playing the Edge of
Pain, Fear & Resistance
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28. Yogic & BIO-Structural Medicine:
Western/Yogic Sciences & Insights from Naturopathic & Homeopathic Medicine
After years of working with numerous people who were significantly therapeutically challenged and not
fully responsive to strictly yoga stretching or asana, DSL over the following years developed DSL
Edgework: Yoga/Bodywork/Whole Health Therapeutics, an wholistic approach to natural healing. Though
Yogic Medicine is mostly outside the scope of this particular manual, here are some of the principles,
which will be further defined below:
• Physical/Mental & Relational Yoga
• (Psycho-)Neuromuscular & Myofascial Physiology
• BIO-Structural Balancing & Analysis
• YogasAnalysis/KinesiYogaTM & Postural Alignment Strategies
• Homeopathic, Naturopathic & Osteopathic Principles
• Western Medical Anatomy, Kinesiology, Physiology & Neurology
• Structurally-based, Hands-on Bodywork Techniques
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29. Thinking, Feeling, Meditating
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31. Joel Kramer &
Diana Alstad
A Major Source of My Work
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32. See a Comprehensive Description
of the e-Book,
Simple Steps to Let-GoYoga at:
www.letgoyoga.com/simple-steps/
e-Mail David at:
dsl@dslyoga.com
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