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| azo64000@yahoo.co.uk 2006-09-17, 4:29 pm |
| hi all ,
does anyone have some ideas about the health advantages and
disadvantages of holding yogic postures for longer periods of time(say
from 5mn up to 20 mn)?
thanks in advance.
vive=AC
goaty yogi azo
disciple of hajj abdu[who boldly declares there is no god as man has
created his creator]
follower of [the teaching of the school abhorred
that makes man automaton, mind a secretion, soul a word]
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| On 2006-09-17 09:10:13 -0700, azo64000@yahoo.co.uk said:
> hi all ,
> does anyone have some ideas about the health advantages and
> disadvantages of holding yogic postures for longer periods of time(say
> from 5mn up to 20 mn)?
> thanks in advanc
There are many factors at work in holding certain postures. For
example if you have neck injury and hold headstand for longer than past
the time your supporting muscles are exhausted you can do permanent
damage. Or in the case of a spine injury, one most be very careful
they are not doing damage by holding when they shouldn't be. Some
forward bends could exacerbate a spinal misalignment if held so long
supporting muscles give up.
On the other hand you may benefit from holding certain standing poses
beyond the apparent physical endurance of your body. As the major
muscle groups give up deeper unused muscles engage and benefit from new
use. This stimulates circulation and strength where there was none
before.
When doing Rajakapotasana (Royal Pigeon Pose) some muscle groups like
the buttocks can take 5-10 minutes before they "let go" and one melts
into the pose. Notice how the major muscle groups need to be exhausted
before one truly is in the pose.
http://www.yogadancer.com/Pages/Raj...ana.shtml#Step1
Of course "holding" a pose does not mean being still. When holding the
asana we are constantly adjusting. Pose and repose, the breath
remains free, as there is release, the bones find new alignment, the
jaw and tongue soften, the mind turns inwards. The longer we hold the
more we become "mindful". In this case the benefits of holding are
spiritual rather than physical.
--
~Stu
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| azo64000@yahoo.co.uk 2006-09-21, 9:35 pm |
| thanks vey much stu...very enligitening indeed.
azo
Stu wrote:
> On 2006-09-17 09:10:13 -0700, azo64000@yahoo.co.uk said:
>
>
> There are many factors at work in holding certain postures. For
> example if you have neck injury and hold headstand for longer than past
> the time your supporting muscles are exhausted you can do permanent
> damage. Or in the case of a spine injury, one most be very careful
> they are not doing damage by holding when they shouldn't be. Some
> forward bends could exacerbate a spinal misalignment if held so long
> supporting muscles give up.
>
> On the other hand you may benefit from holding certain standing poses
> beyond the apparent physical endurance of your body. As the major
> muscle groups give up deeper unused muscles engage and benefit from new
> use. This stimulates circulation and strength where there was none
> before.
>
> When doing Rajakapotasana (Royal Pigeon Pose) some muscle groups like
> the buttocks can take 5-10 minutes before they "let go" and one melts
> into the pose. Notice how the major muscle groups need to be exhausted
> before one truly is in the pose.
>
> http://www.yogadancer.com/Pages/Raj...ana.shtml#Step1
>
> Of course "holding" a pose does not mean being still. When holding the
> asana we are constantly adjusting. Pose and repose, the breath
> remains free, as there is release, the bones find new alignment, the
> jaw and tongue soften, the mind turns inwards. The longer we hold the
> more we become "mindful". In this case the benefits of holding are
> spiritual rather than physical.
>
> --
> ~Stu
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