Guest guest Posted August 1, 2000 Report Share Posted August 1, 2000 For some reason chakrasana came very easy to me right from the beginning . . . every dog has his day (easy posture) in this practice!<br><br>If you're new to this posture, I'd suggest setting up your hands under your shoulders a la urdhva dhanurasa, bring your legs carefully over into halasana, and then, press with all your might to elevate yourself off the mat continuing the roll.<br><br>You have to press very hard. If that doesn't work, press harder. Once you get that bit, then momentum and coordination will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2000 Report Share Posted August 1, 2000 Another cakrasana tip, this one from Richard Freeman:<br><br>You exhale as you finish your pose, lying on your back on the floor (e.g. finishing supta hasta padangusthasana). Then, while empty, begin to swing your legs up, beginning the inhale as your legs pass 30 degrees (bandhas on!). The act of inhaling propels your feet back over your head, and it's just a little push with the hands (deceptively, not as much as you would think!) to flip right over.<br><br>When practiced fluidly, there is no real break in the breath, between exhale and inhale. Rather, the upward and backward motion of the inhale grows organically out of the nothingness at the end of the exhale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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