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"...how do you enter Vinyasa from

Sirsasana?...<br> How many breaths does it take?"<br><br> as far as

I know: ...from chakrasana into vinyasa; from

"downward facing" into headstand as smoothly as possible;

25-100 breaths in headstand (straight legs); on exhale

bring legs down half way - straight; 5 (or more)

breaths with legs parallel to the floor/90 degrees to

torso (bandhas!); inhale while straightening the legs

again, exhale - bring legs down until feet touch floor

(slowly and legs straight), still same exhale continue

into child's pose - arms stretched out in front, take

five deep breaths, on sixth inhale lift head - put

weight on hands, exhale into the jump back; -

vinyasa...<br><br> "Is doing Child`s Pose after Sirsasana for the

wimps only?" <br><br> -No! <br><br> "David Swenson is

in the fast lane anyway. What so, just one

exhalation to enter full Lotus<br> from Dandasana?"

<br><br>Where do you go into lotus from dandasana?<br>The five

breaths Dandasana (a helping pose for beginners, it is

inserted at the beginning of first series before foreward

bends) is not really part of the series, - it is

important to practice it until precision in breathing (no

extra breaths) is reached.<br><br>Generally, one aims

at counting each single breath: ...(sixth) inhale-

jump into sitting position (you could say "dandasana"

- but it is not held as a posture); exhale into

position; inhale look up, make position firm; exhale

downward into position; five breaths; inhale - look up

(stretch); exhale there; inhale - hands on floor, lift;

exhale - jump back; -...vinyasa etc.<br><br><br>- hope

this helps...