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| Worthington J. Wilmington 2006-02-25, 9:31 pm |
| What are the benefits of being able to sit on floor with legs straight in
front and bending at the waist until you chest or head is touching your
knees? I have been practicing this for a few days and am no way near getting
there yet. What benefits will this pose give you once you are able to
accomplish this?
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| NBennett 2006-02-25, 9:31 pm |
| according to my teachers its "cooling and restful".
for the longest time i struggled just to sit up straight, forget about
leaning forward.
it's been 3 years of working to sit up straight, then forward, resting my
hands on my
thighs, then shins, then ankles. two weeks ago for the first time, my hands
reached
to wrap around the bottoms of my feet. the front of my body shows a definite
incline towards the front of my legs. i'm still not close to laying my chest
and head
along the tops of my legs, but there's been definite improvement. now that
i'm
able to incline forwards and have gravity work with me, it's become easier.
i can
relax a little in this position, though i wouldn't really call it restful or
cooling yet.
for me the key was just to keep doing it, going as far as i can, not
stressing about
it. a few days is not a very long time to be working at this. give it some
time.
nancy
"Worthington J. Wilmington" <uzuki@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What are the benefits of being able to sit on floor with legs straight in
> front and bending at the waist until you chest or head is touching your
> knees? I have been practicing this for a few days and am no way near
> getting
> there yet. What benefits will this pose give you once you are able to
> accomplish this?
>
>
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| william boyack 2006-02-25, 9:31 pm |
| As Nancy said You should persevere. But after a Whole TWO DAYS why should
you need advice??? I mean yoga has been here for thousands of years, people
strive for a lifetime to achieve a pose (asana).
Yet you in your wisdom have trouble in just TWO DAYS.
LAWKS A LAWDY.
What was Sivananda, Iyengar and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and all the other
great yogis thinking of????????????
Whats the point if you can't do a pose in TWO DAYS.
PIssed of yogi working shifts struggling to fit yoga into a hectic
lifestyle.
WI can't practice I think about in depth.
If in TWO DAYS time you are stuck again, try thinking.
BIll
"Worthington J. Wilmington" <uzuki@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:11tq517245f1g5f@corp.supernews.com...
> What are the benefits of being able to sit on floor with legs straight in
> front and bending at the waist until you chest or head is touching your
> knees? I have been practicing this for a few days and am no way near
> getting
> there yet. What benefits will this pose give you once you are able to
> accomplish this?
>
>
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| Sevenhundred Elves 2006-02-25, 9:31 pm |
| NBennett wrote:
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> according to my teachers its "cooling and restful".
> for the longest time i struggled just to sit up straight, forget about
> leaning forward.
> it's been 3 years of working to sit up straight, then forward, resting my
> hands on my
> thighs, then shins, then ankles. two weeks ago for the first time, my hands
> reached
> to wrap around the bottoms of my feet. the front of my body shows a definite
> incline towards the front of my legs. i'm still not close to laying my chest
> and head
> along the tops of my legs, but there's been definite improvement. now that
> i'm
> able to incline forwards and have gravity work with me, it's become easier.
> i can
> relax a little in this position, though i wouldn't really call it restful or
> cooling yet.
> for me the key was just to keep doing it, going as far as i can, not
> stressing about
> it. a few days is not a very long time to be working at this. give it some
> time.
> nancy
>
>
>
> "Worthington J. Wilmington" <uzuki@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:11tq517245f1g5f@corp.supernews.com...
It is, just as you say, an extremely restful pose, it is a comfortable
way of keeping your hamstrings elastic and to stretch your your back,
keeping it free from trouble, and I believe it may even be beneficial
for the heart (I don't know if that is absolutely true, but it feels
that way for me).
I have noticed that this asana quickly turns impossible with impractice
(is that an English word? I mean when you dont do it for a while). A
couple of weeks without doing it, and I have to retrain myself. But it's
worth it, just the same. The best would of course be never to stop
practicing, but alas, I'm a sloppy practitioner.
Anyway, I've found that it is easier to retrain if I do it one leg at a
time. There's a name for that asana, but I've forgotten it. Anyway, you
bend the left leg at the knee, put the sole of the left foot against the
inside of the right thigh and then grab the right foot. Left knee on the
floor, of course. Sit like that for a while. Then repeat on the other
leg. For me, that's the quickest way to become able to do the asana
Worthington is asking about. Also, when I'm seriously out of practice, I
just grab my ankle instead of my toe. Also, a hot bath works wonders.
Disclaimer: Mind you, I am not a yoga teacher, and my knowledge of
anatomy is quite rusty, so I really have no idea if there may be some
danger in doing it this way for others than just yours truly. It works
for me, but it just might make anybody else wake up one morning with his
feet pointing backwards, I don't know.
S.
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| On 2006-01-29 18:03:30 -0800, Sevenhundred Elves
<sevenhundred@elves.invalid> said:
> NBennett wrote:
>
>
> It is, just as you say, an extremely restful pose, it is a comfortable
> way of keeping your hamstrings elastic and to stretch your your back,
> keeping it free from trouble, and I believe it may even be beneficial
> for the heart (I don't know if that is absolutely true, but it feels
> that way for me).
>
> I have noticed that this asana quickly turns impossible with impractice
> (is that an English word? I mean when you dont do it for a while). A
> couple of weeks without doing it, and I have to retrain myself. But it's
> worth it, just the same. The best would of course be never to stop
> practicing, but alas, I'm a sloppy practitioner.
>
> Anyway, I've found that it is easier to retrain if I do it one leg at a
> time. There's a name for that asana, but I've forgotten it. Anyway, you
> bend the left leg at the knee, put the sole of the left foot against the
> inside of the right thigh and then grab the right foot. Left knee on the
> floor, of course. Sit like that for a while. Then repeat on the other
> leg. For me, that's the quickest way to become able to do the asana
> Worthington is asking about. Also, when I'm seriously out of practice, I
> just grab my ankle instead of my toe. Also, a hot bath works wonders.
Janu Sirsasana requires one to spin the belly towards the outstretched
leg. The torso should be in alignment with the outstretched leg.
>
> Disclaimer: Mind you, I am not a yoga teacher, and my knowledge of
> anatomy is quite rusty, so I really have no idea if there may be some
> danger in doing it this way for others than just yours truly. It works
> for me, but it just might make anybody else wake up one morning with his
> feet pointing backwards, I don't know.
>
> S.
The sitting forward bend should be done without rounding the back.
This can be extremely harmful to the lumbar disks. Those who are very
flexible may round the back at the very end of the pose. For those
stiff people like me, it is better to aim at moving up and slightly
forward. Rest the forehead and arms on a chair with a blanket. The
chest should be open and not caved in, breathing should be free.
The stretch should only be felt in the hamstrings and not in the back.
With both of these poses it is probably best for most beginners to sit
on 2 or 3 thicknesses of folded blankets.
Release the pose with a contra-pose like laying down and pulling the
knees to chest or child's pose.
--
~Stu
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| hbkta@aol.com 2006-02-25, 9:31 pm |
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william boyack wrote:
> As Nancy said You should persevere. But after a Whole TWO DAYS why should
> you need advice??? I mean yoga has been here for thousands of years, people
> strive for a lifetime to achieve a pose (asana).
> Yet you in your wisdom have trouble in just TWO DAYS.
> LAWKS A LAWDY.
> What was Sivananda, Iyengar and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and all the other
> great yogis thinking of????????????
> Whats the point if you can't do a pose in TWO DAYS.
> PIssed of yogi working shifts struggling to fit yoga into a hectic
> lifestyle.
> WI can't practice I think about in depth.
> If in TWO DAYS time you are stuck again, try thinking.
> BIll
>
Geese!!!!!!
You're almost as much of a smart XXX as I am. :-)
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