Guest guest Posted November 21, 2000 Report Share Posted November 21, 2000 "Now I realize proper technique is to anchor the toes in the manner he demonstrates and then simply roll them up and over and back. The toes and palms anchor the movement and the rest of the body bends and sways betwixt those points."<br><br>Thanks, Chalkie, I was just going to put my two cents in about rolling over the toes, rather than dragging. I understand that when your upper back is stiff one may compensate by pushing the hips further forward than needed, hence the dragging toes bit. But, do be sure that you still get the thighs off the ground, the shoulders away from the ears, the hips close to the palms, and the chest lifted, thus opening the upper back without constraining and thus tweaking the lower back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2000 Report Share Posted November 21, 2000 Right-O!<br><br>I find the whole Sun Sals to generally be fun and quite easy (perhaps due to my Pilates experience), but my wife, who is just starting Ashtanga with me, cannot regularly lift her knees off the floor during plank/upward and sometimes her head shrinks into her shoulders during upward, which causes some back pain later in the day. For her, toe rolling is not an option.<br><br>Your corrections and concerns are excellent and should be duly noted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2000 Report Share Posted November 21, 2000 Oh, and hey, while I have your eye and the eyes of other women... my wife finds this whole "don't do Ashtanga or inverted asanas during your period" silly. <br><br>She actually laughs in my face when I mention the concern here, which makes me want to (lovingly!) whack her with my wonk the next time I help adjust her into a position! (bwo-ho!)<br><br>But seriously folks... is there any medical doctor or medical journal that details a woman on her period should refrain from doing Ashtanga or inverted asanas or is this just some sort of fright factor invented by ancient male yogis to control a gender they do not physiologically understand? <br><br>Didn't there used to be an old wives tale that said one shouldn't swim while the friend was visiting? That's been put to hooey, hasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2000 Report Share Posted November 21, 2000 I used to practice through my period, but over the summer I found I got some of the worse cramps imaginable and decided to lay off for the prescribed first three days and the cramps vanished. Maybe it has something to do with improving mula and uddiyana bandhas that conflicted with the natural downward flow of blood and stuff; maybe just a weird coincidence. I don't think laying off is a sexist rule, but I wonder whether the rule that women shouldn't do nauli EVER is. After all, what could be a better massage for that complicated female reproductive system than some nice nauli rolls? I'm not a teacher, however, and the food I eat most definitely casts a shadow, so pardon my ignorance if there's a good reason. Pregnancy is causing me to lose my mind and garbha pindasana has suddenly become the most exhausting thing a person could ever do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2000 Report Share Posted November 21, 2000 Interesting reply, thanks! I'll print out your note for my wife.<br><br>I'm surprised your scarves don't interfere with your practice more than your period. (yoh-ha!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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