tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post4331230465906619119..comments2023-05-08T04:14:52.129-07:00Comments on THE RELUCTANT ASHTANGI: AstangaKaivalyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08706519542278960007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post-11313046870544691602010-05-24T15:38:09.232-07:002010-05-24T15:38:09.232-07:00@Christine
Ooo! Thanks for the tip! I'll try t...@Christine<br />Ooo! Thanks for the tip! I'll try that the next time I'm doing a semi-criminal practice at home (probably this Thursday on the full moon).<br /><br />Glad the 'faceplant' tip worked for you. That pivot is really hard to get! I'm still working on it, but I've discovered that the faceplant imagery works for lotus jumpbacks too - I just need to be careful not to get too enthusiastic about it. I slammed my chin on the floor the other day, lol!<br /><br />@Boodi<br />Oh, good! I'm glad you're home early and getting some rest! <br /><br />Yes, subs can be tricky. I'm pretty lucky that the Shala I go to has a great sub. I practised with him my first week and he was excellent.<br /><br />I think I'm going to practice on the Moon Day too. I need some time to really work this backbending/standup thing and figure it out.Kaivalyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706519542278960007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post-71937531135749023442010-05-24T15:27:32.463-07:002010-05-24T15:27:32.463-07:00I'm glad you had such a nice practice. I am ru...I'm glad you had such a nice practice. I am running a bath now & plan on praying to the yoga gods tonight to be able to go Tues-Fri. Thursday & Fri will be on my own, as Thurs is a moon day & Fri there is a sub. I finally met this sub and I do NOT care for her energy. I'd suspected this might be the case from stories I'd heard, but was hoping to be proven wrong.<br /><br />My hands still don't come to the floor in Prasarita Padottanasana C - is the tightish shoulder things. I'm going to try Christine's tip. I've gotten an assist in that pose maybe three times at John's, usually not in other words.Boodibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947899197251310681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796354866116498246.post-11610941422920330282010-05-24T05:39:54.370-07:002010-05-24T05:39:54.370-07:00Kai,
If you want to see how close you are to the ...Kai,<br /><br />If you want to see how close you are to the ground in Prasarita C, bend the knees (really bend them). If you're close your hands will probably bump the floor and with the bent knees you won't feel so much like you're going to tip over!...then just straighten the legs.<br />Loved your earlier post about imagining the "faceplant" in order to jump back! I tried it and it works! I still can't quite lift up, but I did finally get that sense of a pivet forward in order to get the hips up.<br />:)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236070295895456544noreply@blogger.com