Guest guest Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Hi Miguel, You can do vriksasana or tree pose. This will help tone the legs and improve your balance until you can get the leg up into padmasana. Once you can get the leg upon to of the thigh you should continue to balance in an upright position without bending forward for a while. Birch says not to go into the forward bend until you can grab the foot. I would add that you have to have good balance too. If you wobble with the knee in bound position you are liable to hurt yourself. In the seated poses of the Primary Series there is a similar Asana called Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana. The stretch 9is safer here because you are in a more stable position, but don't over do it. If it is too much for you to put the foot on top of the thigh leave the foot on the floor next to the thigh as in Janu Sirsasana A. As for Padmasana, the weight is mainly supported by the buttocks and the backs of the thighs. You can sit with a pillow or folded blanket under your sit bones if that helps keep your spine erect without strain. A Buddhist mediation text I have read says that the spine should be like a stack of coins. Of course, the spine is not that straight. What is meant by this is that each vertebrate should be supported by the one underneath, that there should be no strain to stay erect. This is easier in full Padmasana than in a cross-legged position, but don't worry, you will get there. Love and Blessing, Ed --- "n3wskin <miguel_tereno" <miguel_tereno wrote: > Hi again! > > Well, I was just practising the Primary series > postures and I > stumbled across ardha baddha padmottanasana... what > a tough one!! > > since I want to practise all these primary series > postures with the > same degree of dedication, isn´t there a variation > to this postures > or something else that would help beginners? I > really can´t do this > one... > > Also, when you are sitting in padmasana or > siddhasana (as is my > case), where is the point of support for your > posture and erect > spine? Is it the buttocks? The hands on the knees? > There has to be > some sort of support for good and relaxing posture > at the same time. > > thank you! > > Miguel > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Thank you Ed, Great advice!! Take care, Miguel ashtanga yoga, Ed Vannoy <edvannoy> wrote: > Hi > Miguel, > You can do vriksasana or tree pose. This will help > tone the legs and improve your balance until you can > get the leg up into padmasana. Once you can get the > leg upon to of the thigh you should continue to > balance in an upright position without bending forward > for a while. Birch says not to go into the forward > bend until you can grab the foot. I would add that > you have to have good balance too. If you wobble with > the knee in bound position you are liable to hurt > yourself. In the seated poses of the Primary Series > there is a similar Asana called Ardha Baddha Padma > Paschimottanasana. The stretch 9is safer here because > you are in a more stable position, but don't over do > it. If it is too much for you to put the foot on top > of the thigh leave the foot on the floor next to the > thigh as in Janu Sirsasana A. > > As for Padmasana, the weight is mainly supported by > the buttocks and the backs of the thighs. You can sit > with a pillow or folded blanket under your sit bones > if that helps keep your spine erect without strain. A > Buddhist mediation text I have read says that the > spine should be like a stack of coins. Of course, the > spine is not that straight. What is meant by this is > that each vertebrate should be supported by the one > underneath, that there should be no strain to stay > erect. This is easier in full Padmasana than in a > cross-legged position, but don't worry, you will get > there. > Love and Blessing, Ed > --- "n3wskin <miguel_tereno@n...>" > <miguel_tereno@n...> wrote: > > Hi again! > > > > Well, I was just practising the Primary series > > postures and I > > stumbled across ardha baddha padmottanasana... what > > a tough one!! > > > > since I want to practise all these primary series > > postures with the > > same degree of dedication, isn´t there a variation > > to this postures > > or something else that would help beginners? I > > really can´t do this > > one... > > > > Also, when you are sitting in padmasana or > > siddhasana (as is my > > case), where is the point of support for your > > posture and erect > > spine? Is it the buttocks? The hands on the knees? > > There has to be > > some sort of support for good and relaxing posture > > at the same time. > > > > thank you! > > > > Miguel > > > > > > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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