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I have some problems with this posture. I can take my leg pretty high , both

legs straightened, but I have problems taking the leg to the side. I loose

balance or I feel too much strech on the inner side of the leg. Do you have any

tips?

 

 

 

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ashtangayoga, "Santiago C" <santiago_c79@h...> wrote:

> I have some problems with this posture. I can take my leg pretty

high , both legs straightened, but I have problems taking the leg to

the side. I loose balance or I feel too much strech on the inner

side of the leg. Do you have any tips?

>

 

 

Yeah, be thankful you have that problem instead of mine. I have

tight hamstrings, I can't raise my legs that high, but I can keep my

balance the whole time. Want to trade problems ? :)

 

Try moving your leg to the side real slow. Easier to keep balance

that way. If the stretch is too intense while moving to side, maybe

bend your knee enough to alleviate pain.

 

With the straight rooting leg, out of general principle I never

stiffen that leg (lock it straight). I always have a subtle bend in

the knee. Keeps strain off the lower back, acts as a natural shock

absorber when walking, and easier to keep your balance in this asana

with a subtle knee bend, so you can make micro

compensations/corrections as your center of mass shifts.

 

other than that, I don't think there are any special tricks. It just

takes time to learn the balance. It took me a few months before I

could maintain balance all the way through.

 

-fk

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Santiago wrote [[i loose balance or I feel too much strech on the

inner side of the leg. Do you have any tips?]]

 

FK wrote [[Try moving your leg to the side real slow. Easier to keep

balance that way.]]

** In addition .. stay focused on your center of balance .. the

navel. Keep your ribcage lifted & out of your hips, and do not

forget to straighten your spine. With every prana gently lift the

vertebra, with every apana .. 'settle' in to the new alignment.

 

As to the inner groin stretch part of this asan .. try opening this

with floor work.

 

Om Shanti ...

Yogini Shakti

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ashtangayoga, "Santiago C" <santiago_c79@h...> wrote:

> I have some problems with this posture. I can take my leg pretty

high , both legs straightened, but I have problems taking the leg to

the side. I loose balance or I feel too much strech on the inner side

of the leg. Do you have any tips?

>

>

>

 

i have a different problem with this posture, i can lift my leg

pretty high, balance and lower my head down well, but it really

really hurts my toe!....it feels like my toe is about to come off!do

i have the balance all wrong here or what?

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