Blog #16 The Posture Series: Standing Separate Leg
Head to Knee Pose
Dear Yogi’s:
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| This months featured yogi: John Wisniewski |
You’re still buzzing
from your high from Triangle pose and you may be thinking, “When is the floor
series or when will this teacher ever shut up?” From Triangle to Standing
Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose is a good time to practice Ahimsa. Ahimsa is one
of the 8 limbs of yoga and translates in English to practicing non-violence or
compassion for all living things. This means practicing non-violence in your
thought process as well. It is important to remember that the teacher is not
your enemy or some sort of sadist. Like this posture, your teacher is there to
help you grow and improve your overall sense of well-being. This posture is a
wonderful for the spine, by rounding and opening it up by creating a back
extension with a powerful, inner compression.
Benefits of Standing Separate Leg to
Head Knee Pose
·
Stimulates
the endocrine/thyroid with the throat lock
·
Works
the digestive system through the abdominal lift.
·
Assists
the reproductive systems by practicing the root chakra lock.
·
Helps
with symptoms of depression and memory loss.
·
Decrease
sugar and blood pressure.
·
Balances
the regulation of the pancreas and kidneys.
Tips for Performing This
Posture:
·
Remember it’s okay to bend
your front knee as much as you need to for the forehead to make contact with
the knee.
·
If the heel of your back
foot is lifting, shorten your step until your foot is flat on the ground.
·
Use the breath to your
advantage when slightly separating your hands in front of your extended foot
and exhale, pushing against the floor until your front leg is completely
straightened. If your legs are already strengthened, bring your hands back into
“prayer” position.
·
When your spine is fully
rounded, lift up through the belly button and lower abdominals, look at your
chest to help further round the spine and visualize your belly button touching
your spine.
·
Peak in the mirror to see if
your pelvis is square facing the correct side. Adjust as need be to create a
balance in the hips.
·
If you continue to feel
unstable, ground the front foot into the floor with your inside edge and the
back foot into the floor with the outside edge.
A link listed below for those who want to watch a how to video:
Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI9no8f1UKI
Light
Up Your Life,
The
little YogaGal
