Guest guest Posted October 5, 2002 Report Share Posted October 5, 2002 can anyone do this? as in u go into a back bend and u flip back, and flip forward again. i think they call this tic tocks. i dont have the guts to do a flip back on my own. does anyone have a technique to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2002 Report Share Posted October 5, 2002 amberjaded wrote [[can anyone do this?]] ** Yes. I call it a 'walk over'. [[does anyone have a technique to share?]] ** Hhhmmmm .. well, first the obvious: you need a very strong chakrasan. Second, have very strong abs & lower back (something not necessarily associated with chakrasan). Third, have strong shoulders & arms. Once in chakrasan, you lift a knee to your chest. This position puts your lower spine in a 'compromised' position. To assist the body's transition, your base leg (one on the ground) should raise on its upper toe. At the same time, tuck in your tail-bone. This means, from your current position, raise your tail-bone towards the ceiling. At this time, you need to tighten your lower abdominal 'wall', above the pubic bone, & do a pelvic-tilt. This may manifest, at first, as a slight (or larger) thrust. (Similar to that seen in salabhasan or ardo mukho vrksasan.) Now, you can either stop in the latter asan, or proceed into tadasan. Om Shanti ... Shakti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2002 Report Share Posted October 6, 2002 Actually, the correct answer to your question is that you should learn and practice the primary series, then the intermediate series before learning tic tacs, and this will prepare your body for the strength and flexibility it needs. Any old gym teacher or gynmastics coach can give you step-by- step instructions on how to do a handstand and back "walk- over", but that does not mean you are ready or able to do this difficult posture in yoga which is something completely different from what Shakti-babe here calls it. Besides you should always learn from a qualified instructor. Not from some on-line pedant. FBL ashtangayoga, "Shakti Lalita" <Yogini_Shakti> wrote: > amberjaded wrote [[can anyone do this?]] > ** Yes. I call it a 'walk over'. > > [[does anyone have a technique to share?]] > ** Hhhmmmm .. well, first the obvious: you need a very strong > chakrasan. Second, have very strong abs & lower back (something not > necessarily associated with chakrasan). Third, have strong shoulders > & arms. > > Once in chakrasan, you lift a knee to your chest. This position puts > your lower spine in a 'compromised' position. To assist the body's > transition, your base leg (one on the ground) should raise on its > upper toe. At the same time, tuck in your tail-bone. This means, > from your current position, raise your tail-bone towards the ceiling. > > At this time, you need to tighten your lower abdominal 'wall', above > the pubic bone, & do a pelvic-tilt. This may manifest, at first, as > a slight (or larger) thrust. (Similar to that seen in salabhasan or > ardo mukho vrksasan.) Now, you can either stop in the latter asan, > or proceed into tadasan. > > Om Shanti ... > Shakti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2002 Report Share Posted October 7, 2002 --- Thanks Shakti & Funkybadlady for your advices. I believe both of u have been practising for a long time. Hope your practice is going on well. Funkybadlady: i just started out on the intermediate series, and Dena started me out on the tic tocs... i wouldnt have jumped on it without being helped in the first place! but thanks for your advice... Sincerely Amber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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