Guest guest Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 I don't care so much if somebody wants to practice this extra seated pose ("virasana", right, sometimes called "hero" pose?)outside of the series and not as part of the practice, but I do think that you should avoid it if it causes any pain to your knees to do it. Too often people with knee pain are advised that this is a good pose for your knees - it is, but doing it if it causes pain is just as bad, or worse, than trying to do padmasana if that causes pain. Just sit cross-legged (like fbl says!) until the pain goes away. ashtanga yoga, funkybadlady <no_reply> wrote: > Miguel, > > This USED to be an Ashtanga Yoga message board, but now it > seems that there is very little Ashtanga going on and a lot of bad > advice. There is no pose in Ashtanga that involves sitting on a > pillow, and there is no need to do an added "counter pose" as > the resident quack yogini shakti has advised you to do. The > system of the primary series is a very good one and all you need > to do is follow the program as it is laid out. There are no pillows > used in Ashtanga. Just go as slow as you need to go to avoid > too much wear and tear on your knees as your hips will slowly > open up enough so your knees will not hurt in padmasana any > more. > > In the mean time sit with your legs crossed instead of > padmasana and practice the primary series. Eventually your > hips will open and your knees won't hurt any more. Forget about > the "pillow conditioning" and the crazy out of sequence pose > Quacky Shakti told you to do. Not necessary and heedless. > > If you don't do the correct method of Ashtanga, don't give advice > here without prefacing it with a disclaimer. > > FBL > > > > ashtanga yoga, "Gearhart, Margee" < > mgearhart@s...> wrote: > > Miguel- > > This is a very good pose for conditioning. It is uncomfortable > at first. > > Put a small pillow under your butt for leverage and try to sit like > that for > > a few minutes adding a few more minutes every few days. > After awhile you > > will be able to sit like that for awhile without any discomfort. > Like most > > things, it just takes time. > > Margee > > > > > > > > n3wskin <miguel_tereno@n...> > [sMTP:miguel_tereno@n...] > > > Thursday, January 02, 2003 12:02 PM > > > ashtanga yoga > > > ashtanga yoga Re: Beginner and Padmasana... > > > > > > Shakti, > > > > > > Thank you for the reply. Isn´t this the pose you are talking > about? > > > > > > <http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/490_1.cfm> > > > > > > I tried this one and it also hurts my knees, when I sit down. > > > > > > Miguel > > > > > > > > > > > > ashtanga yoga, "Shakti Lalita > > > <Yogini_Shakti>" <Yogini_Shakti> wrote: > > > > Miguel wrote [[.. padmasana, it hurts on the knees. [snip] Is > > > there > > > > an easier alternate position?]] > > > > ** All joints - from small digits to huge balls - are points of > > > > injury. Proceed cautiously. Otherwise, an all too often, or > > > unknown > > > > counterpose to Padmasan is 'sitting warrior'. > > > > > > > > When the knees & hips are turned inwards in padmasan, > the > > > alternate, > > > > opposing movement must be addressed for affirmative > healing & > > > > recuperation. This countermove is 'sitting warrior; which > rotates > > > > the knee & hips in the opposite direction. Hence, Pose .. > > > > Counterpose. > > > > > > > > Sitting warrior is sitting with the legs to the sides of the > > > thighs, > > > > toes pointed backwards, tailbone on the earth. > > > > > > > > Om Shanti ... > > > > Shakti > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > <http://rd./M=234081.2814790.4175286.1925585/ > D=egroupweb/S=170506 > > > 0955:HM/A=1327985/R=0/*http://ad.doubleclick.net/ > clk;4870024;7586687;x?htt > > > p://www.ameriquestmortgage.com/welcome.html?ad= > 01> > > > > > > <http://us.adserver./l?M= > 234081.2814790.4175286.1925585/D=egroupm > > > ail/S=:HM/A=1327985/rand=367158758> > > > > > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > > > > > > > > > Terms of > Service > > > <>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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