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Does anyone know an AWESOME stretch for

hamstrings? My hamstrings are so open that I feel nothing in

them during the entire primary series (I just started

in October, so I'm only on the first series). I'm

one of the only people in class that can get my heels

all the way down in adho mukha (I can do this on the

first one...a few people can do it by the last

set)...when we do supta hasta padangustasana (I think that's

the full name, right?), my leg is just lying on the

floor over to the side, and the teacher has started

pressing my leg slightly to the side at the end (when you

drop your head to the ground and pull your leg in with

both hands). So she deepens my groin crease and my

foot touches the floor right next to my head. I've

decided that being hypermobile is sometimes a hindrence

more than a blessing.<br><br>The other question I have

is this: when we do parsvotanasana (I don't think I

spelled that right), my front leg always tracks back and

forth because it's 13' hyperextented...but I'm trying

to keep it at 0! I don't want to push the

hypermobility in my knees because that is TERRIBLE for them!

<br><br>So, any advice oh fellow practitioners? Whatever you

can come up with is greatly appreciated!<br><br>Hari

Om,<br><br>Lauren<br>(the girl who is ENTHUSIASTIC--not obsessed--about

yoga!)

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hi lauren. i can empathize with your

overflexibilty problems b/c i have some myself. but, i have two

suggestions for you to try: really engage moola banda during

all the poses of the primary series and pull your

hips back even when you are seated. this should bring

the stretch into your upper hamstrings and you should

really feel uddiyana pulling your lower abs in and

straightening out your back. no matter how felxible you are,

you can always work on flattening the back in the

seated asanas of the primary series. the other thing you

might like to try is really extending through your

heels, almost to point where the backs of your knees are

totally pressed into the floor and your toes are sort of

pointing back towards your head. one other thing you could

do is just reach your arms further around and grab

your forearms instead of your wrists. i hope that

helps.<br><br>om shanthi<br>--z

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Hi Lauren,<br><br>My knees and arms overextend,

too.<br>The advice I've been given is to pay extra attention

to keeping all the bandhas, including lifting up

your knees. With your hybermobility you'll probably

find it rather easy to learn new asanas. However, it

could be better not to progress too fast in your

practice but instead allow your body some extra time to

build up muscle to support your joints etc.<br><br>Good

luck with your practice!

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