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Hello all<br><br>OK- I'm mentally ready to commit

to a proper chakrasana. I can do it no prob with a

teacher, but maybe only 1 out of 10 times on my own, but

usually at the expense of my neck. One teacher said its

all about bandhas, not momentum which is the only way

I can land it right. So what I'm trying to do now

is stick my hands in front of my shoulders, lift my

legs up over my head and press and think bandha,

bandha, bandha and get nowhere- from there I usually lean

on my left side and do a back roll via my left

shoulder. Any thoughts appreciated, just keep in mind I do

not have a teacher to practice with.<br><br><br>One

other thing I want to add is that I tried the knee rag

thing and it is fantastic.I'm just starting to be able

to bind after what seems like a long time of dealing

with my injured right knee and the rolled out rag

helps to keep off pressure and I think is helping me

protect it. Guy's advice to keep practicing was also

valuable to me, especially coming from a teacher who has

been there too.<br><br>gracias and thanks for all the

great posts - you're my virtual class- just wish I

could check out Pinchy in person....<br><br>s

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Please keep in mind that I am not a teacher, but

I have picked up a few things about chakrasana

along the way. Once you can get a little momentum

bringing your feet up and over your head, use your arm

strength and press away from the floor. This should take

the pressure off your neck. I've seen it demonstrated

where the yogi sort of pops into a lovely chataranga by

using arm strength, keeping legs strong, bandhas,

bandhas, bandhas, and god knows what else, prayer.<br>Good

luck, keep practising, and for shiva's sake watch your

neck.

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Long time listener, first time caller-hi

everybody. I had the exact same problem until a few weeks

ago when I attended a workshop with a great local

teacher (Brad Crews in Boston). The secret is-DON'T STOP

BREATHING. I found that at the top of the roll the neck/fear

thing kicked in and I lost the breath and the energy

and ended up rolling over my left shoulder. Since I

learned this I have had about a 95% success rate. So as

always the solution is-breath and bandha.

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Don't forget your legs. In addition to all the

good chakrasana replies - I would recommend that you

squeeze your two straight legs tightly together

throughout the journey, this will support and uphold the

often elusive bandhas and reduce the actual weight of

the legs making them active and light. Guruji often

instructs, in many poses, "tighten your hipstighten your

legs". <br>Happy free-wheeling...m.p.

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thanks friends for your help - taking every

response into account. I have to tell you I get this flash

of fear (about hurting my neck) the moment my feet

go over my head - gotta get over it i know, probably

is my main prob with this

thing<br><br>best<br><br>Sue<br><br>ps- i miss classes, i miss my teachers, i

miss

classes, i miss my teachers, i miss classes :( - sorry had

to vent - if there are any teachers out there who

want to teach on the Gold Coast, Australia, please

contact me....

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